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): August 13, 2021
CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS, CORP.
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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.
Separation Agreement with Joseph Wagner
On July 15, 2021, Clover Health Investments, Corp. (the “Company”) announced that Joseph Wagner, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, would be stepping down as an officer of the company on August 13, 2021 (the “Departure Date”). The Company entered into a Separation Agreement, dated August 13, 2021, with Mr. Wagner pursuant to which he has agreed to cooperate with and provide consulting services as reasonably requested by the Company for twelve (12) months following the Departure Date (the “Consulting Period”). Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, subject to delivery of a release of claims by Mr. Wagner, the Company has agreed to extend by one year the post-termination exercise period of Mr. Wagners’ vested and unexercised non-qualified stock options, and to pay Mr. Wagner $10,000 per month. The Separation Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time without prior notice; provided, that if the Company terminates the agreement prior to the expiration of the Consulting Period or the Company hires and onboards a new Chief Financial Officer within the Consulting Period, the Company will pay Mr. Wagner a one-time payment in the amount of the remaining monthly fees Mr. Wagner would have received if the Consulting Period had continued for the full twelve (12) month period. The foregoing description of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2021.
Appointment of Mark Herbers as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer
On August 13, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mr. Herbers as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Herbers is expected to serve in this role while the Company conducts a search for a permanent Chief Financial Officer and until it appoints his replacement.
As previously disclosed, Mr. Herbers, age 67, has served as a Director of AlixPartners, LLP, a global consulting firm, since 2014. He also served as Interim CFO of American Renal Associates, a provider of outpatient dialysis services, from 2019 to 2021, as CEO/CRO of El Paso Children’s Hospital, a hospital, from 2015 to 2016, as Chief Financial Officer of St. Clare’s Health System, a hospital system, from 2012 to 2014, and as Managing Director at FTI Consulting, a consulting firm, from 2005 to 2014. Mr. Herbers holds a B.S. from Georgetown University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and he is a certified public accountant.
In connection with Mr. Herbers’ appointment, the Company entered into an Agreement for the Provision of Interim Management Services (the “Interim Service Agreement”) with AP Services, LLC (“APS”), an affiliate of AlixPartners, LLP, where Mr. Herbers has been employed as a Director since 2014. Pursuant to the terms of the Interim Services Agreement, Mr. Herbers will continue to be employed by APS during the term of his service to the Company, and the Company will pay $175,000 per month in professional fees for Mr. Herbers’ service as interim Chief Financial Officer. The Interim Services Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time by written notice to the other party, subject to the payment of fees and expenses incurred by APS through the date of the termination. The foregoing description of the Separation Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Separation Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2021.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Herbers is also expected to enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for its executive officers, which requires the Company to, among other things, indemnify its executive officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service. The agreement also requires the Company to advance all expenses incurred by executive officers in investigating or defending any action, suit or proceeding. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-39252) filed on January 12, 2021, and is incorporated by reference herein.
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.
| Clover Health Investments, Corp. | |||||
| Date: August 13, 2021 | By: /s/ Gia Lee | |||||||
| Name: | Gia Lee | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||