Current Report Filing (8-k)
13 February 2015 - 9:01PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) February 9, 2015
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-34259 |
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30-0513080 |
(Commission
File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
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4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(713) 403-8000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) and (e)
On February 13, 2015, Willbros
Group, Inc. (the Company), announced that its Executive Vice President, James L. Gibson, has elected to retire from the Company effective March 31, 2015 (the Retirement Date). The Company entered into a Waiver and
Release Agreement with Mr. Gibson dated as of February 10, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the Waiver and Release Agreement:
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Mr. Gibson has agreed to waive all of his rights to any severance benefit under the Willbros Group, Inc. 2010 Management Severance Plan for Executives (the Severance Plan). |
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49,263 shares of service-based restricted stock previously awarded to Mr. Gibson but unvested as of the Retirement Date will vest in full on the Retirement Date. |
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15,084 performance-based restricted stock units previously earned but unvested prior to the Retirement Date will vest in full on the Retirement Date. |
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All performance-based restricted stock units awarded to Mr. Gibson in 2014 and which are currently unearned will vest or be forfeited in accordance with the terms of the applicable Restricted Stock Unit award
agreement. |
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Mr. Gibson will remain eligible for an annual cash incentive award for 2014 under the Companys Amended and Restated Management Incentive Compensation Program. |
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Assuming Mr. Gibson timely executes a final release of any claims against the Company, upon effectiveness of the release, the Company will waive the post-employment non-competition and non-solicitation provisions
of the Severance Plan. |
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Subsequent to his retirement, Mr. Gibson will be eligible to continue his health care coverage with the Company pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. |
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Assuming Mr. Gibson timely executes a final release of any claims against the Company and resigns from all appointments or positions which he then holds with the Company and any of its affiliates, a subsidiary of
the Company and Mr. Gibson will enter into a consulting agreement (the Consulting Agreement). |
Under the
Consulting Agreement, Mr. Gibson, acting as an independent contractor, will provide consulting services in the form of management and oversight of the Companys downstream business units for a period of up to one year, as requested by the
Companys President and Chief Operating Officer, Michael Fournier. Mr. Gibson will be compensated at a
rate of $200 per hour and will be provided with a minimum of 1,000 hours of work time during 2015, provided he is available to actively work. The number of hours worked in 2015 will not exceed
2,080, unless approved by Mr. Fournier.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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WILLBROS GROUP, INC. |
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Date: February 13, 2015 |
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By: |
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/s/ Van A. Welch |
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Van A. Welch |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |