CoreCivic amends executive severance plan, extends change-in-control period to 18 months
CoreCivic's board adopted an amended and restated executive severance and change-in-control plan on July 17, 2025, effective July 25, 2025. The changes lengthen the post-change-in-control protection period to 18 months, raise the CEO's non-change-in-control severance to 2 times the Severance Amount, and cut the change-in-control lump-sum multiplier for the CEO to 2.5 times and for other covered executives to 1.5 times.
Key points
- Board adopted the amended plan on July 17, 2025, effective July 25, 2025, covering the CEO, CFO and executive vice presidents.
- Change in Control Period extended to 18 months after a change in control.
- CEO severance outside a change in control rises to 2 times the Severance Amount, which is base salary plus target annual cash bonus.
- Change-in-control lump-sum multiplier cut from 2.99 times base salary to 2.5 times Severance Amount for the CEO and 1.5 times for other covered executives.
The filing
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