Plug Power Inc (PLUG)

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May 15, 2024 Form8-K Current report filing

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 9, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Plug Power Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved retention awards for certain key employees, including certain of the Company’s named executive officers, to enable the Company to retain and motivate such key employees during a critical period. The following named executive officers of the Company each received a retention award with a total value of $440,000: Paul B. Middleton, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President; Gerard L. Conway, Jr., the Company’s General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Executive Vice President; and Jose Luis Crespo, the company’s General Manager, Applications and Executive Vice President. The retention awards were paid 25% in cash and 75% in the form of restricted stock. The restricted stock portion of the retention awards was issued on May 9, 2024 and each of Messrs. Middleton, Conway and Crespo received 119,134 restricted shares that vest 25% upon grant, 25% 90 days after grant, 25% 180 days after grant, and 25% 360 days after grant.

In addition, on May 9, 2024, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved a Relocation and Retention Agreement with Sanjay K. Shrestha, the Company’s General Manager, Energy Solutions, Chief Strategy Officer, and Executive Vice President, which agreement was entered into on May 10, 2024. Pursuant to the Relocation and Retention Agreement, in consideration of Mr. Shrestha’s relocation of his primary residence to within 30 miles of the Company’s headquarters in Latham, New York no later than December 31, 2024, the Company will pay Mr. Shrestha a one-time, contingent relocation payment of $575,000, less applicable withholdings and deductions. Mr. Shrestha is required to repay the relocation payment to the Company in full if he fails to relocate to within 30 miles of Latham, New York by December 31, 2024. Pursuant to the terms of the Relocation and Retention Agreement, in order to promote Mr. Shrestha’s continued employment and dedication to the Company, the Company will also pay Mr. Shrestha a retention payment of $575,000, less applicable withholdings and deductions.

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