UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date
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President of the Company
XPO Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”) and Troy A. Cooper, who currently serves as president of the Company, have mutually agreed that Mr. Cooper will separate from employment with the Company effective as of December 27, 2021.
For purposes of Mr. Cooper’s Employment Agreement with the Company dated July 31, 2020 (the “Cooper Employment Agreement”) and his other previously disclosed compensation arrangements with the Company, Mr. Cooper will receive the payments and benefits due upon a termination of employment without “cause”. As contemplated by the Cooper Employment Agreement, the Company and Mr. Cooper have entered into a separation agreement pursuant to which Mr. Cooper agreed to a general release of claims in favor of the Company and the Company exercised its right pursuant to the Cooper Employment Agreement to extend the duration of Mr. Cooper’s noncompetition covenant from three to four years following his separation date in exchange for a cash payment equal to Mr. Cooper’s current base salary, payable in installments during the fourth year of the restricted period, in accordance with the terms of the Cooper Employment Agreement. In addition, pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Cooper has also agreed to extend the duration of the non-solicitation and non-hire covenants in the Cooper Employment Agreement from two to four years following his separation date in exchange for an additional cash consideration amount equal to Mr. Cooper’s current base salary, payable in installments over the third and fourth years of the restricted period. Mr. Cooper has also agreed to provide consulting services to the Company for a period of six months following his separation date for an aggregate consulting fee of up to $275,000.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: January 3, 2022 | XPO LOGISTICS, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Christopher J. Signorello | |
| Christopher J. Signorello | ||
| Deputy General Counsel | ||