UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) June 22, 2005
Delphi Corporation
Delaware | 1-14787 | 38-3430473 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
5725 Delphi Drive, Troy, MI |
48098 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(248) 813-2000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
Effective July 1, 2005, J. T. Battenberg III (62) will be retiring from Delphi Corporation (Delphi) after 44 years of service. His successor will be Robert S. Miller (63). The agreed terms of Mr. Millers employment are discussed below, under Item 5.02. Mr. Battenberg will receive an additional months salary in exchange for his agreement to provide up to thirty days of consulting to the Board of Directors and Mr. Miller to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities. In addition, Mr. Battenberg will be entitled to receive benefits pursuant to the terms of Delphis Salaried Retirement Program and Supplemental Executive Retirement Program.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Robert S. Miller (63) will succeed Mr. Battenberg as chairman and chief executive officer of Delphi when Mr. Battenberg retires on July 1, 2005. Mr. Miller has been a director of Federal-Mogul, a global automotive component supplier, since 1993, including as a non-executive chairman from January 11, 2001 to October 1, 2001, and twice in a transitional role as chief executive officer of Federal-Mogul in 1996 and again in 2000. From September 2001 until December 2003, Mr. Miller was the chairman and chief executive officer of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a steel manufacturing company. In addition to Federal-Mogul, he currently serves on the board of directors of UAL (United Airlines), Waste Management, Inc., Symantec Corporation and RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings. Mr. Miller has resigned from the board of directors of Federal-Mogul and plans to reduce his outside board service to two public companies other than Delphi.
Upon joining Delphi, Mr. Miller will be paid a $3,000,000 signing bonus. His initial base salary will be $1,500,000 per annum, and he will be entitled to participate in Delphis compensation and benefit plans, including its annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plans. Under the annual incentive plan, Delphi pays cash awards to Delphis approximately 600 worldwide executives based upon the achievement of previously established performance targets over a one-year period. Cash awards under the long-term plan are paid to the Companys most senior executives, approximately 100 persons, and are made annually based upon the achievement of previously established performance targets over a three-year period. As previously disclosed, payment of an annual incentive award in 2005 will be dependent on the achievement of specified levels of corporate net income and product quality. Payment of the 2005-07 long-term incentive cash award will be dependent on the achievement of specified levels of corporate cash flow and growth in specific sales segments. In each case, based upon results achieved, the payout level will be established and cash awards will be paid to executives, including the named executive officers. Mr. Millers target award level under both plans is $2,000,000. In each case, any final award paid will be pro-rated to reflect his actual period of employment.
A copy of the press release and offer letter outlining Mr. Millers salary and benefits are filed as exhibits to this report.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed as part of this report.
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
99 (a)
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Press release dated June 23, 2005 | |
99 (b)
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Offer letter outlining Mr. Robert S. Miller salary and benefits dated June 22, 2005 |
SIGNATURE
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.
DELPHI CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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Date: June 23, 2005 | ||||
By: | /s/ JOHN D. SHEEHAN | |||
(John D. Sheehan, Acting Chief
Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller) |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit | ||||||
Number | Description | |||||
99(a) | Press release dated June 23, 2005 | |||||
99(b) | Offer letter outlining Mr. Robert S. Miller salary and benefits dated June 22, 2005 |