Modine adopts executive severance plan and amends CEO and executive equity terms
Modine Manufacturing adopted an Executive Severance Plan on October 21, 2026, covering CFO Michael Lucareli and General Counsel Erin Roth, and approved enhanced severance and equity award changes for CEO Neil Brinker and other executives around October 21 to 27, 2026. The changes expand payouts tied to a change in control and broaden the definition of good reason, which the company says aligns its arrangements with current market standards.
Key points
- Executive Severance Plan adopted October 21, 2026; Lucareli set at 1.5x regular and 2.5x change-in-control multiples, Roth at 1.0x and 2.0x
- CEO Neil Brinker's offer letter amended October 22, 2026 to provide two times base salary plus target bonus on a qualifying termination outside a change in control
- Performance stock awards now pay out at the greater of target or extrapolated performance upon a qualifying termination within 12 months after a change in control, without proration
The filing
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