Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2023, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of Icahn Enterprises’ and subsidiaries’ disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting and for an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; as such items are defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act.
Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance that our financial reporting and preparation of financial statements is reliable and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our policies and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded and records are maintained in reasonable detail as necessary to accurately and fairly reflect transactions and that all transactions are properly authorized by management in order to prevent or timely detect unauthorized transactions or misappropriation of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Management is required to base its assessment on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on a suitable, recognized control framework. Management has utilized the criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
Our management has performed an assessment according to the guidelines established by COSO. Based on the assessment, management has concluded that our system of internal control over financial reporting, as of December 31, 2023, is effective.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Grant Thornton LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm (PCAOB ID Number 248 ), has audited and issued their report on Icahn Enterprises’ internal control over financial reporting, which appears below.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Partners
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
Opinion on internal control over financial reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (a Delaware limited partnership) and subsidiaries (the “Partnership”) as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Partnership maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, and our report dated February 28, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for opinion
The Partnership’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Partnership in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
February 28, 2024
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Item 9B. Other Information
During the fourth quarter of 2023, no director or officer, as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act, adopted or terminated a “ Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement ” or a “ non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement ,” each as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The names, offices held and ages of the directors, executive officers and certain significant employees of Icahn Enterprises G.P., Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises GP”), the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”) are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
Carl C. Icahn
87
Chairman of the Board
Andrew Teno
38
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Ted Papapostolou
43
Chief Financial Officer and Director
Robert Flint
46
Chief Accounting Officer
Brett Icahn
44
Director
Michael Nevin
40
Director
Denise Barton
66
Director
Stephen A. Mongillo
62
Director
Alvin B. Krongard
87
Director
Nancy Dunlap
71
Director
Our directors are selected by Carl C. Icahn, as the controlling stockholder of Icahn Enterprises GP, and are not elected by our limited partners. Individuals who possess characteristics that include integrity, business experience, financial acumen and leadership abilities are qualified to serve on our board of directors. Listed below are our directors and executive officers with their biographies. In addition, we have summarized for each director why such director has been chosen to serve on our board of directors.
Carl C. Icahn has served as Chairman of the Board and a director of Starfire Holding Corporation, a privately-held holding company, and Chairman of the Board and a director of various subsidiaries of Starfire Holding Corporation, since 1984. Since August 2007, through his position as Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises and certain related entities, Mr. Icahn’s principal occupation has been managing private investment funds, including Icahn Partners LP and Icahn Partners Master Fund LP. Since 1990, Mr. Icahn has been Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, the general partner of Icahn Enterprises.
Mr. Icahn began his career on Wall Street in 1961 and has become one of the most well-known and influential investors in America. In 1968, he formed Icahn & Co., a securities firm that focused on arbitrage and options trading. In 1978, he began taking very substantial and sometimes controlling positions in individual companies. Over the years, these positions include: RJR Nabisco, Texaco, Phillips Petroleum, Western Union, Gulf & Western, Viacom, Uniroyal, Dan River, Marshall Field, E- II (Culligan and Samsonite), American Can, USX, Marvel, Revlon, ImClone, Fairmont, Kerr-McGee, Time Warner, Yahoo!, Lions Gate, CIT, Motorola, Genzyme, Biogen, BEA Systems, Chesapeake Energy, El Paso, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Regeneron, Mylan Labs, KT&G, Lawson Software, MedImmune, Dell, Herbalife,
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Navistar International, Transocean, Take-Two, Hain Celestial, Mentor Graphics, Netflix, Forest Laboratories, Apple, eBay, PayPal, Hertz, AIG, Cheniere Energy, Xerox, Freeport-McMoRan, Dana, Bausch, Southwest Gas, Illumina and JetBlue. As a leading shareholder activist, his efforts have unlocked billions of dollars of shareholder and bondholder value and have improved the competitiveness of American companies. He and his affiliated companies currently own businesses in a wide range of industries, including real estate, oil refining and manufacturing. Companies in which he and his affiliates currently own majority positions include CVR Energy, Viskase Companies, WestPoint Home and Pep Boys. He and his affiliated companies also own stakes in many other public companies. Icahn Enterprises LP is Mr. Icahn’s flagship company through which he has acquired many of these positions.
Mr. Icahn, 88, is a graduate of Princeton University, with a degree in philosophy. He has many charitable interests, focusing primarily on medicine, education and child welfare. He is a significant benefactor to, and serves as a trustee on the boards of, the School of Medicine and the Hospital at Mt Sinai. He funded the Icahn Medical Institute Building at Mt. Sinai Hospital and the Institute of Genomics, a genomics and multiscale biology research program, at the School of Medicine. In 2012 he made a substantial pledge to the School of Medicine. In honor and recognition of $200 million of financial support by him, the School of Medicine was renamed the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai and the Institute of Genomics was renamed the Icahn Genomics Institute. The School of Medicine also established an Icahn Scholars Program to attract a world-class group of physician-scientists to the School.
In the area of education, Mr. Icahn established seven Icahn Charter Schools located in The Bronx, New York, an area marked by poverty and high crime rates. The mission of the schools is based on the belief that all students deserve a rigorous academic program through which they will increase their capacity to learn. As a result, the students will graduate armed with the skills and knowledge to participate successfully in the most intense academic environments and will have a sense of personal and community responsibility. At Choate Rosemary Hall, a premiere boarding school located in Wallingford, Connecticut where he previously served on the board of trustees, he endowed the Icahn Scholars Program, which has awarded a large number of scholarships to underprivileged students, and funded the Carl C. Icahn Science Center, Choate Science Building designed by I.M. Pei. He also sponsored a genomics laboratory at Princeton University which was named the Carl C. Icahn Laboratory for Princeton University's Institute for Integrated Genomics. Mr. Icahn is also a Charter Member of the Nassau Hall Society, which is composed of individuals who have given $5 million or more to Princeton University.
He has also made significant donations to the Randall's Island Sports Foundation, where he previously served as a trustee, for the construction of Icahn Stadium, a track and field stadium located on Randall’s Island. In addition, he has served as a trustee on the board of Lincoln Center.
Mr. Icahn brings to his role as the Chairman of the Board his significant business experience in leadership roles as director in various companies as discussed above, including certain of our subsidiaries. In addition, Mr. Icahn is uniquely qualified based on his historical background for creating value in companies across multiple industries. Mr. Icahn has proven to be a successful investor over the past 40 years.
Andrew Teno has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Icahn Enterprises since February 2024. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Teno served as a portfolio manager at Icahn Capital LP, a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, since October 2020. Mr. Teno previously worked at Fir Tree Partners, a New York based private investment firm that invests worldwide in public and private companies, real estate and sovereign debt, from 2011 to April 2020. Prior to that, he worked at Crestview Partners from 2009 to 2011 as an associate in their private equity business, and at Gleacher Partners, a boutique mergers and acquisitions firm, from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Teno has served as a director of Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., an entity that purchases, distributes and transports natural gas and provides utility infrastructure services across North America, since May 2022 and Illumina, Inc., a company engaged in sequencing- and array-based solutions for genetic and genomic analysis since May 2023. Mr. Teno also previously served as a director of: Crown Holdings Inc. from December 2022 to November 2023; FirstEnergy Corp. from March 2021 to December 2023; Herc Holdings Inc. from February 2021 to March 2023; and Cheniere Energy, Inc. from February 2021 to June 2022. Mr. Teno received an undergraduate business degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007.
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Ted Papapostolou has served as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises since November 2021. In addition, Mr. Papapostolou has served as director of Icahn Enterprises since December 2021 and its Secretary since April 2020. Mr. Papapostolou previously served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Icahn Enterprises from April 2020 to December 2023 and in various progressive accounting positions at Icahn Enterprises from March 2007 to March 2020. Previously, Mr. Papapostolou worked at Grant Thornton LLP in their audit practice. Mr. Papapostolou received his M.B.A. from The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at Saint John’s University and his B.B.A. from Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. Mr. Papapostolou has served as director of Viskase Companies, Inc., since April 2020 and CVR Energy, Inc., since March 2023. Viskase Companies, Inc. and CVR Energy, Inc. are each indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn.
Robert Flint has served as Chief Accounting Officer of Icahn Enterprises since December 2023. In addition, Mr. Flint has served as the Director of Accounting of Icahn Enterprises since November 2021 and previously served as the Chief Audit Executive of Icahn Enterprises from March 2020 to November 2021. Mr. Flint was an independent management consultant from January 2017 to March 2020, serving a variety of clients and industries, including Icahn Automotive Group LLC, a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, from September 2018 to March 2020. Mr. Flint received his B.S. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Dayton.
Brett Icahn has served as a director of Icahn Enterprises’ general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP and has been a Portfolio Manager for Icahn Capital LP, a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, since October 2020. Brett Icahn was previously a consultant for Icahn Enterprises, where he exclusively provided investment advice to Carl C. Icahn with respect to the investment strategy for Icahn Enterprises’ Investment segment and with respect to capital allocation across Icahn Enterprises’ various operating subsidiaries from 2017 to 2020. From 2010 to 2017, Brett Icahn was responsible for co-executing an investment strategy across all industries as a Portfolio Manager of the Sargon Portfolio for Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages investment funds. From 2002 to 2010, Brett Icahn served as an investment analyst for Icahn Capital LP and in a variety of investment advisory roles for Carl C. Icahn.
Brett Icahn currently serves as a director of Bausch Health Companies Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceuticals, over the counter products and medical devices since March 2021 and the Bausch + Lomb board since June 2022.
Brett Icahn was previously a director of, among others: Dana Inc. a leading supplier of fully integrated drivetrain and electrified propulsion systems for all passenger vehicles, from January 2022 to January 2023; Newell Brands Inc., a global marketer of consumer and commercial products, from March 2018 to March 2023; Nuance Communications, Inc., a provider of voice and language solutions, from October 2013 to March 2016; Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., a publisher of interactive entertainment products, from April 2010 to November 2013; and The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a natural and organic products company, from July 2010 to November 2013. Brett Icahn is the son of Carl C. Icahn who has or previously had non-controlling interests in the aforementioned companies through the ownership of securities.
Brett Icahn brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In addition, Brett Icahn is uniquely qualified based on his prior experience working as an investment analyst for Icahn Capital LP.
Michael Nevin has served as a director of Icahn Enterprises’ general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, since December 2018 and has served as Managing Director from June 2018 until August 2019. In addition, Mr. Nevin has served as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Automotive Group LLC since February 2019. From July 2015 to June 2018, Mr. Nevin served as a Financial Analyst at Icahn Enterprises. Prior to joining Icahn Enterprises, Mr. Nevin was employed by Jefferies LLC as a Research Analyst from 2014 to 2015 covering the utilities sector. Mr. Nevin was also employed by JP Morgan Investment Bank in various roles from 2009 to 2014, most recently as an Associate from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Nevin has been a director of: Viskase Companies, Inc. since April 2017. Mr. Nevin was previously: a director of Conduent Incorporated, a provider of business process outsourcing services, from December 2016 through August 2019; a director of Ferrous Resources Ltd, an iron ore mining company, from December 2016 through its sale in August 2019; a director of American Railcar Industries, Inc., a railcar manufacturing company, from February 2017 through its sale in December 2018; and a director of Federal-Mogul LLC, a supplier of automotive powertrain and safety components, from February 2016 through its sale in October 2018. Viskase Companies, Inc., is indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn.
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Ferrous Resources Ltd., American Railcar Industries, Inc. and Federal-Mogul LLC were previously indirectly controlled by Mr. Icahn. Carl C. Icahn also has a non-controlling interest in Conduent Incorporated through the ownership of securities. Mr. Nevin is married to the daughter of Carl C. Icahn.
Mr. Nevin brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his prior service as Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Automotive enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
Denise Barton has served as a director of Icahn Enterprises’ general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, since September 2019 and was a member of our audit committee. from September 2019 until April 2021. In addition, Ms. Barton has served as Chief Financial Officer of IEH Auto Parts LLC since July of 2021 and both Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of IEH Auto Parts LLC from September 2021 through April 2022. Ms. Barton has served on the board of directors and audit committee for Viskase Companies, Inc., a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, since May 2016 and served on the board of directors and audit committee for Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, from February 2016 through June 2017. Ms. Barton served as a member of the Operating Executive Board of Gotham Private Equity Partners, LP, a New York based merchant banking firm, from March 2010 through January 2014. Ms. Barton served as the Chief Financial Officer for Land Holdings I, LLC, a company formed to develop, own and operate the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort, from March 2012 through March 2017. In addition, Ms. Barton has over 15 years’ experience in public accounting and has served as Chief Financial Officer in both public and private companies. Ms. Barton is a certified public accountant and has been licensed by the Nevada State Gaming Control Commission, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
Ms. Barton brings to her service as a director her significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, her service as Chief Financial Officer of various companies enables her to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
Stephen A. Mongillo has served as the director of Icahn Enterprises’ general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, since March 2020 and is a member of our audit committee. Mr. Mongillo has served as a director of CVR Energy, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, since May 2012. Mr. Mongillo is currently, and has been since April 2012, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMPF, Inc., a distributor of picture frame mouldings and supplies of which he is also the principal shareholder. Since November 2022, Mr. Mongillo has been an equity member of Manufactured Housing Partners LLC (“MHP”), a private real estate management company. Previously, Mr. Mongillo served as: a director of HERC Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded equipment rental company, from 2016 until 2018; a director of American Railcar Industries, Inc from 2009 until 2011; a director of WestPoint Home LLC, from March 2009 until January 2011; and a managing director of Icahn Capital LP, from January 2008 until January 2011. Icahn Capital LP and WestPoint Home, LLC are each indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. American Railcar Industries, Inc. was previously indirectly controlled by Carl C. Icahn. Carl C. Icahn also previously had non-controlling interests in HERC Holdings, Inc through the ownership of securities. Mr. Mongillo received a B.A. from Trinity College and an M.B.A from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
Mr. Mongillo brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies, as discussed above. In particular, his service as Chief Executive Officer of AMPF, Inc. enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
Alvin B. Krongard has served as a director of Icahn Enterprises’ general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, since March 2019 and is a member of our audit committee. Mr. Krongard currently serves as a director and a member of the audit committee of the board of directors of Apollo Global Management, LLC; as a director and chairman of the corporate governance committee and the investment committee of the board of directors of Iridium Communications Inc. and previously served as the lead independent director and chairman of the audit committee of the board of directors of Under Armour, Inc from March 2019 until May 2020. He served as Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2001 to 2004 and as counselor to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Krongard previously served in various capacities at Alex.Brown, Incorporated, including serving as Chief Executive Officer beginning in 1991 and assuming additional duties as Chairman of the board of directors in 1994. Upon the
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merger of Alex.Brown with Bankers Trust Corporation in 1997, Mr. Krongard became Vice Chairman of the Board of Bankers Trust and served in such capacity until joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 1998.
Mr. Krongard brings to his service as a director his significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above. In particular, his service as Chief Executive Officer of Alex.Brown, Incorporated enables him to understand the complex business and financial issues that we may face.
Nancy Dunlap has served as a director of Icahn Enterprises’ general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, since April 2021 and is a member of our audit committee. Ms. Dunlap currently serves as the private counsel and head of the private family office of former New Jersey Governor and United States Senator Jon S. Corzine. Since 1999, Ms. Dunlap has overseen all personal investment and legal affairs of the Corzine Family Office. As head of Mr. Corzine’s private family office, Ms. Dunlap also serves as a Trustee of the Jon S. Corzine Trust and as Director of the Jon S. Corzine Foundation. Ms. Dunlap was previously a director of: CVR Refining, LP, from July 2018 to February 2019; and Equita Sim, a private investment bank headquartered in Milan, Italy, from November 2010 to September 2015. CVR Refining, LP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVR Energy, which is indirectly controlled by Mr. Icahn. Ms. Dunlap was also previously a director of Amp Electric Vehicles from March 2010 to September 2012. Ms. Dunlap received a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Denver.
Ms. Dunlap brings to her service as a director her significant experience in leadership roles as director of various companies as discussed above.
Audit Committee
Stephen A. Mongillo, Alvin B. Krongard and Nancy Dunlap serve on our audit committee. Stephen A. Mongillo is an “audit committee financial expert,” within the meaning of Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. We believe that each of the other audit committee members are also “independent.” A copy of the audit committee charter is available on our website at www.ielp.com/corporate-governance or may be obtained without charge by writing to Icahn Enterprises L.P., 16690 Collins Avenue, PH-1, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160, Attention: Investor Relations.
Our audit committee has regularly scheduled meetings each year, and numerous other meetings when circumstances require. Regularly scheduled meetings are held in connection (a) with the audit committee’s review, together with our senior management, the senior management of our subsidiaries, and representatives of our independent auditor, of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K and (b) telephone conferences with the senior management of each of our subsidiaries. Regularly scheduled meetings are also held with our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Auditor, who report to the audit committee on company-wide developing financial and related matters. In connection with our annual report on Form 10-K, the audit committee meets in executive session, and also meets separately with our independent auditor and our senior management. When necessary, our audit committee holds informal meetings, meets with its independent counsel, and, when appropriate, with independent financial advisers.
The functions of our audit committee include, but are not limited to: (1) the review of our financial and accounting policies and procedures, including oversight; (2) the selection of our independent auditor and the determination of the auditor’s fees for audit services; (3) the pre-approval of any non-audit services and the fees to be paid to our independent auditor; (4) the obtaining, at least annually, of a report from our independent auditor of the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting; (5) the review of the results of all audits of our books and records performed by the independent auditor for, among other reasons, to determine the integrity of our financial statements; (6) discussing our policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management, and reporting such policies to the full board of directors; (7) the review of significant earnings press releases prior to release with respect to the types of information disclosed and the manner in which the information is disclosed; and (8) the review and approval of related party transactions and conflicts of interest in accordance with the terms of our partnership agreement. Our audit committee is empowered, in its discretion, to engage such advisors as it might deem necessary, including legal counsel and financial and accounting advisors.
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Interested parties may directly communicate with the presiding director of the audit committee or with the non-management directors of the audit committee as a group by directing all inquiries to our ethics hotline at (800) 737-1213.
Audit Committee Report
The audit committee has confirmed that: (1) the audit committee reviewed and discussed our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 with management; (2) the audit committee has discussed with our independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) and the SEC; (3) the audit committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountants required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountant’s communication with the audit committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent accountant the independent accountant’s independence; and (4) based on the review and discussions referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, the audit committee recommended to the board of directors that our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 be included in this Report.
This report is provided by the following independent directors, who constitute the audit committee:
Stephen A. Mongillo
Alvin B. Krongard
Nancy Dunlap
Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
Icahn Enterprises GP’s board of directors has adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct applicable to all directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available on our website at www.ielp.com/corporate-governance and may be obtained without charge by writing to Icahn Enterprises L.P., 16690 Collins Avenue, PH-1, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160, Attention: Investor Relations. Any amendment or waiver of the provisions of our Code of Ethics will be posted on our website.
Nasdaq Corporate Governance Compliance
Pursuant to Rule 5615(a)(4)(J) of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, in the event that an executive officer of Icahn Enterprises’, or a person performing an equivalent role, becomes aware of any noncompliance with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements, he or she is required to provide prompt notice to Nasdaq of such noncompliance. As of February 28, 2024, we believe that we are compliant with Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements.
Board Leadership Structure
Our leadership structure includes the positions of Chairman of the Board (“Chairman”) and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Icahn serves as our Chairman and Mr. Teno serves as our Chief Executive Officer.
The Chairman is responsible for organizing the board of directors and setting its agenda and priorities. The Chairman does not participate in the day-to-day business operations of our business segments, other than our Investment segment. The Chief Executive Officer is accountable directly to the board of directors, including the Chairman, and has day-to-day responsibility, in consultation with our Chairman, for general oversight of our business segments. Our business segments are operated through subsidiaries with their own management teams, including boards of directors, responsible for the day-to-day operations of those businesses. We believe that our leadership structure is appropriate for our holding company structure as it enhances our corporate governance and company oversight by separating responsibilities between the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
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Board of Directors Role in Risk Oversight
In connection with its oversight responsibilities, the board of directors, including the audit committee, periodically reviews the significant risks that we face. These risks include strategic, financial, operational and compliance risks. The board of directors administers its risk oversight responsibilities through its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, who, together with our Chief Auditor and management representatives of each of our operating subsidiaries, review and assess the operations of the businesses as well as each respective management’s identification, assessment and mitigation of the material risks affecting our operations.
The board of directors met 13 times during 2023, including four regularly scheduled meetings and nine special meetings. All of the directors who served during all of 2023 attended at least 75% of the total meetings of the board of directors and each of its committees on which such director served.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Company Structure and Reporting Requirements
Icahn Enterprises is a master limited partnership (“MLP”) and is not subject to the proxy solicitation rules as required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act or §240.14a-20 in connection with this Annual Report on Form 10-K. As an MLP, pursuant to Icahn Enterprises’ partnership agreement, the general partner, Icahn Enterprises GP, has exclusive management powers over the business and affairs of Icahn Enterprises. That is, Icahn Enterprises GP’s stockholders have the right to elect members of Icahn Enterprises GP’s board of directors, who, in turn, elect the officers of Icahn Enterprises. Accordingly, Icahn Enterprises does not hold annual meetings to elect its directors.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
The following section provides an overview and analysis of our compensation programs, the compensation decisions we have made under those programs, and the factors we considered in making those decisions. Later in this section, under the heading “Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation,” we provide a table containing specific information about the compensation earned by the following individuals in 2023, whom we refer to as our named executive officers:
● Carl C. Icahn, Chairman of the Board
● David Willetts, Former President and Chief Executive Officer
● Ted Papapostolou, Chief Financial Officer
Effective as of February 21, 2024, Mr. Willetts left his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises and was succeeded by Andrew Teno.
Mr. Icahn serves as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds.
The discussion below is intended to help you understand the detailed information provided in the table and put that information into context within our overall compensation program.
Overview of Compensation Program
Throughout this narrative discussion and in the accompanying table, we refer to our named executive officers. The key compensation package provided to our named executive officers consists of (i) base salary, (ii) incentive compensation and (iii) other benefits. The key compensation provided to our named executive officers for 2023 consisted of salary, bonuses and deferred unit awards. See “Additional Information Regarding Executive
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Compensation - Summary Compensation Table” for the compensation received by each of our named executive officers for 2023. Executive compensation levels are established based upon the recommendation of our Chairman, which are discussed with members of the Board. The Board does not delegate the authority to establish executive officer compensation to any other person and has not retained any compensation consultants to determine or recommend the amount or form of executive and director compensation.
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
Our executive compensation philosophy is designed to support our key business objectives while maximizing value to our unitholders. The objectives of our compensation structure are to attract and retain valuable employees, assure fair and internally equitable pay levels and provide a mix of base salary and variable bonuses that provides motivation and rewards performance. At the same time, we seek to optimize and manage compensation costs.
The primary components of our executive compensation program are base salary and annual bonus, payable in cash, and deferred unit awards. Base salary is paid for ongoing performance throughout the year and is determined based on job function and each executive’s contribution to our performance and achievement of our overall business objectives. Our annual bonuses are intended to reward particular achievement during the year, motivate future performance and attract and retain highly qualified key employees. Deferred unit awards are also provided to motivate future performance and retain highly qualified key employees.
Determination of Appropriate Pay Levels
We compete with many other companies for experienced and talented executives. Although we do not benchmark compensation against a specified peer group of companies, we review and consider market information regarding pay practices in the real estate and finance industries generally in assessing the reasonableness of compensation and ensuring that compensation levels remain competitive in the marketplace.
Each element of compensation is reviewed so that the overall compensation package will attract, motivate and retain our key employees, including our named executive officers, by rewarding superior performance. The following factors are considered to determine the amount of compensation paid to each executive officer:
● overall job performance, including performance against corporate and individual objectives;
● job responsibilities, including unique skills necessary to support our long-term performance, including that of our subsidiaries; and
● teamwork, both contributions as a member of the executive management team and fostering an environment of personal and professional growth for the entire work force.
Allocation of Compensation
There is no pre-established policy or target for the allocation of compensation. As we are a limited partnership and a controlled entity under the Nasdaq listing rules, our status as an MLP exempts us from certain corporate governance rules, including the requirement to maintain a compensation committee.
Compensation Components
Base Salary
Base salaries for executive officers are determined based on job performance, job responsibilities and teamwork.
Mr. Icahn serves as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds.
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For 2023, the base salaries for our named executive officers were as follows: Mr. Icahn: $1; Mr. Willetts: $1,000,000; and Mr. Papapostolou: $850,000. Mr. Papapostolou’s base salary was increased to its current level effective as of May 9, 2023 from its prior level of $550,000 as a result of our review of base salaries in the marketplace, including in the finance industry, and in recognition of Mr. Papapostolou’s ongoing contributions to the Company.
See “Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation - Summary Compensation Table” for detailed information on the compensation received by each of our named executive officers for 2023.
Bonus
The Company believes that bonuses are an integral component of compensation that is an important way to motivate and reward performance of our employees. The Company does not have a formula or pre-established policy for determining either salary levels or bonuses; bonuses are discretionary. In addition, in order that we remain competitive in the marketplace, we may review market information regarding pay practices in the finance industries generally in determining bonuses. Generally, bonuses are determined by various factors, including, but not limited to, the achievement of financial goals and other Company goals that are determined to be critical to the success of the Company, overall job performance, including performance against corporate and individual objectives, job responsibilities and teamwork for each individual.
Deferred Unit Awards
There were no awards granted during 2023 for our named executive officers. Deferred unit awards are granted to key employees in order to align the interests of executives with our unitholders, provide competitive financial incentives and to promote continuity of management. Mr. Willetts and Mr. Papapostolou each received deferred unit awards in December 2021; please see below under “Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation - Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2023” for further information.
401(k) Plan and Other Benefits
For 2023, Messrs. Willetts and Papapostolou were our only named executive officers participating in our qualified Icahn Enterprises Holdings 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), and thus received matching contributions for 2023. The matching contributions for each applicable named executive officer in 2023 are disclosed in our Summary Compensation Table under “All Other Compensation” and in the related footnote.
The 401(k) Plan allows employees to contribute up to 50% of their eligible compensation, up to the limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, on a pre-tax basis. We currently match, within prescribed limits, 50% of eligible employees’ contributions up to 6.25% of their eligible compensation. Participants choose to invest their account balances from an array of investment options as selected by plan fiduciaries from time to time.
All of our named executive officers are eligible to receive medical, dental, life insurance and PTO benefits that are offered to all of our employees and are designed to enable us to attract and retain our workforce in a competitive environment. Health and PTO benefits help ensure that we have a productive and focused workforce.
CEO Pay Ratio
Our Chief Executive Officer to median employee pay ratio (“CEO Pay Ratio”) is calculated in accordance with Regulation S-K. To determine our Chief Executive Officer pay ratio and our median employee, we utilized data as of December 31, 2023 (the “Determination Date”). As of the Determination Date, we and our consolidated subsidiaries employed approximately 15,000 full-time, part-time temporary and seasonal employees, of which approximately 20% were employed internationally. From this population of employees, as permitted by Regulation S-K, we excluded 203 employees located in Germany and 20 employees located in Italy.
We identified the median employee by examining the 2023 total cash compensation (inclusive of any bonuses) for all individuals, excluding our Chief Executive Officer, who were employed by us on the Determination Date. We believe
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that the use of total cash compensation for all employees is a consistently applied compensation measure because we do not widely distribute annual equity awards to employees or other forms of non-cash compensation. We included all active employees, except as permitted to be excluded by Regulation S-K, whether employed on a full-time, part-time, temporary or seasonal basis. We did not utilize any sampling methods and we did not make any assumptions, adjustments, or estimates with respect to total cash compensation, except to annualize full-time and part-time employees who were hired during the period and to translate any compensation measured in a foreign currency to U.S. Dollars.
After identifying the median employee based on total cash compensation, we calculated the total annual compensation for such employee using the same methodology we use for our named executive officers as set forth in the Summary Compensation Table below.
Our Chief Executive Officer’s total annual compensation for 2023 was $2,555,328. The median employee’s total annual compensation for 2022 was $38,141. The ratio of our Chief Executive Officer’s total annual compensation to our median employee’s total annual compensation for 2023 was 67:1.
Fiscal 2024 Management Changes
Appointment of Andrew J. Teno as President and Chief Executive Officer
As previously disclosed, on February 21, 2024, Andrew J. Teno was appointed as our President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Mr. Willetts. We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Teno in connection with his appointment (the “Teno Employment Agreement”). The Teno Employment Agreement will remain in effect through March 31, 2028, unless earlier terminated. During the term of the Teno Employment Agreement, Mr. Teno will be entitled to participate in all benefit programs and plans generally made available to our other executives. Effective as of January 1, 2024 and continuing during the term of the Teno Employment Agreement, Mr. Teno will be eligible to receive payments equal to an annualized amount of $2,600,000 (except that, for the period from January 1, 2024 through February 19, 2024, the payments will be based on an annualized amount of $1,500,000), payable in accordance with our general payroll practices, that are in the form of a salary “draw” against the NAV Incentive (as defined below).
In addition, Mr. Teno will be eligible to receive a payment (generally subject to Mr. Teno’s continued employment through the payment date, except as described below) equal to 1.375% of the increase in our Adjusted NAV (as defined in the Teno Employment Agreement) over the period from February 21, 2024 through March 31, 2028, that is in excess of a 6.75% annual rate of return on the Adjusted NAV as of the beginning of such period (which shall be based on Adjusted NAV as of December 31, 2023), as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Teno Employment Agreement (the “NAV Incentive”), and generally payable within 15 days after we first publish our indicative net asset value (“NAV”) following the end of such period (but no later than March 15, 2029). The final amount of the NAV Incentive is capped at $50,000,000, and will be reduced by the value of the salary “draw” paid to Mr. Teno, as well as the value of any cash and equity compensation actually received by Mr. Teno for service on boards of directors during the term of the arrangement, as determined by us. The NAV Incentive may be paid in cash or, in our discretion, in shares of common stock owned by certain of our affiliated funds vehicles. However, if Mr. Teno’s employment is terminated by us without “Cause” (including due to Mr. Teno’s death or disability) or by Mr. Teno with “Good Reason” (each as defined in the Teno Employment Agreement), Mr. Teno will be eligible to receive (subject to Mr. Teno’s timely execution and non-revocation of a release of claims) payment of the NAV Incentive, paid within 15 days following the date that we first publish NAV following such termination but no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the year of termination, and with Adjusted NAV calculated based on that published NAV. If, however, that termination occurs within 60 days prior to or 6 months following a “Key Man Event” (as defined in the manager agreement with Brett Icahn, as further described in “Related Party Transactions—Other Related Party Agreements”), this amount will be no less than $2,600,000.
In addition to his compensation from us, Mr. Teno will be entitled to retain any remuneration in respect of any board of directors (or similar governing body) on which Mr. Teno sits at our (or our affiliate’s) request, unless we (or our affiliates) own voting securities that constitute at least 40% of the vote for directors of such company.
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The Teno Employment Agreement also contains customary confidentiality, cooperation and non-disparagement covenants, as well as non-solicitation and non-competition provisions.
Willetts Letter Agreement
Also on February 21, 2024, Mr. Willetts entered into a letter agreement (the “Amended Letter Agreement”) with The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack LLC (“Pep Boys”) and Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack of Puerto Rico, Inc. (“Pep Boys Puerto Rico”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises in our Automotive segment, appointing Mr. Willetts as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pep Boys and Pep Boys Puerto Rico as of February 21, 2024. The Amended Letter Agreement superseded Mr. Willetts’ prior offer letter with us. Mr. Willetts’ initial base salary and target annual bonus under the Amended Letter Agreement are consistent with their levels of $1,000,000 and $1,550,000, respectively, as in effect immediately prior to the date of the Amended Letter Agreement. In addition, under the Amended Letter Agreement and in connection with Mr. Willetts’ move to Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Mr. Willetts will receive a one-time relocation bonus of $50,000 (less applicable withholding taxes) within 30 days following his commencement of employment with Pep Boys (and subject to repayment by Mr. Willetts if he resigns or is terminated for “Cause” (as defined in the Amended Letter Agreement), in each case prior to December 31, 2024). During his employment with Pep Boys, Mr. Willetts will be eligible to participate in the employee benefits made to available to employees of Pep Boys in accordance with the terms of the applicable benefit plans. Mr. Willetts’ deferred units previously granted by Icahn Enterprises on December 9, 2021 (the “Deferred Units”) will remain outstanding and eligible to vest in accordance with their terms.
In addition, if Mr. Willetts’ employment is terminated by Pep Boys without “Cause” (as defined in the Amended Letter Agreement), Mr. Willetts will be entitled to (subject to Mr. Willetts’ timely execution and non-revocation of a release of claims) (i) a pro-rata portion of the target bonus amount for the calendar year in which such termination occurs, (ii) any earned and unpaid target bonus for the calendar year preceding the year in which the termination occurs, and (iii) pro-rata vesting of the Deferred Units, pursuant to the terms of the Deferred Unit agreement.
In addition to his compensation from Pep Boys, Mr. Willetts will be entitled to retain any remuneration in respect of any board of directors (or similar governing body) on which Mr. Willetts sits at our (or our affiliate’s) request, unless we (or our affiliates) own voting securities that constitute at least 40% of the vote for directors of such company.
The Amended Letter Agreement also contains customary confidentiality, cooperation and non-disparagement covenants, as well as 1-year post-termination non-solicitation and non-competition provisions.
Compensation Committee Report
As stated above, pursuant to exemptions from the Nasdaq listing rules, the board of directors is not required to have, and does not have, a standing compensation committee. The board of directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Disclosure and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management. Based on that review and discussion, the board of directors recommended that the Compensation Disclosure and Analysis be included in this Report.
This report is provided by the board of directors:
Carl C. Icahn
Andrew Teno
Ted Papapostolou
Brett Icahn
Michael Nevin
Stephen A. Mongillo
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Alvin B. Krongard
Nancy Dunlap
Denise Barton
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During 2023, our entire board of directors, including Mr. Icahn, participated in deliberations concerning executive compensation. During 2023, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or equivalent), or the board of directors of another entity whose executive officer(s) served on our board of directors.
Clawback Policy
On August 2, 2023, the Board adopted a compensation recovery policy (the “Clawback Policy”) consistent with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5608, which requires the Company to recoup incentive-based compensation from current and former executive officers in the event of an accounting restatement, subject to certain exceptions as provided by the Listing Rule. A copy of the Clawback Policy is attached to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as exhibit 97.1.
Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth information in respect of the compensation earned for services to us and/or our subsidiaries by each of our named executive officers for 2023.
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Summary Compensation Table
Annual Compensation (1)
Unit
All Other
Salary
Bonus
Awards
Compensation
Total
Name and Principal Position
Year
($)
($)
($)
($)
($)
Carl C. Icahn (2)
2023
1
—
—
26,920
26,921
Chairman of the Board
2022
1
—
—
15,543
15,544
2021
1
—
—
14,636
14,637
David Willetts (3)
2023
1,000,000
1,550,000
—
5,328
2,555,328
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
2022
1,000,000
1,550,000
—
2,942
2,552,942
2021
428,654
887,535
3,750,000
1,741
5,067,930
Ted Papapostolou (4)
2023
790,691
400,000
—
14,953
1,205,644
Chief Financial Officer
2022
550,000
100,000
—
10,765
660,765
2021
271,000
100,000
1,650,000
11,251
2,032,251
(1) Pursuant to applicable regulations, certain columns of the Summary Compensation Table have been omitted, as there has been no compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to any of the named executive officers by us, any of our subsidiaries or by Icahn Enterprises GP, which was subsequently reimbursed by us, required to be reported in those columns.
(2) The salary indicated above represents compensation paid to Mr. Icahn in each of 2023, 2022 and 2021 for his services as Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary, Icahn Capital LP, and of the general partners of the Investment Funds. Mr. Icahn is currently an at will employee serving as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds for which he currently receives an annual base salary of $1 per annum. Mr. Icahn does not receive director fees from us. Mr. Icahn’s all other compensation for 2023 consists of $26,920 in dental, medical and other benefits.
(3) For 2023, Mr. Willetts received a salary of $1,000,000 and a bonus of $1,550,000, which was determined based on various factors, including, but not limited, to overall job performance, including performance against corporate and individual objectives, job responsibilities and teamwork. Mr. Willetts’ all other compensation for 2023 consists of $4,248 for medical and dental benefits and $1,080 for life insurance premiums.
(4) For 2023, Mr. Papapostolou received a salary of $790,691 and a bonus of $400,000, which was determined based on various factors, including, but not limited to, overall job performance, including performance against corporate and individual objectives, job responsibilities and teamwork. Mr. Papapostolou’s all other compensation for 2023 consists of $10,313 in matching contributions under our 401(k) Plan, $3,656 for medical and dental benefits and $984 for life insurance premiums.
Each of our executive officers may perform services for affiliates of Mr. Icahn for which we receive reimbursement. See Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”
Mr. Brett Icahn is the son of Carl C. Icahn, the Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises. Mr. Nevin is married to the daughter of Carl C. Icahn. There are no other family relationships between or among any of our directors and/or executive officers.
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Grants of Plan Based Awards
There were no awards granted during 2023 for any of our named executive officers under the 2017 Incentive Plan.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2023
The following table sets forth information in respect of outstanding equity awards held by each of our named executive officers as of December 31, 2023 under the 2017 Incentive Plan. All awards below are cash-settled deferred unit awards that cliff vest three years from the date of grant. The market value of the awards shown is based on the closing price of our depositary units on December 29, 2023, the last trading day in fiscal 2023, of $17.19.
Equity Awards That Have Not Vested
Market Value
Grant
Number
of Units
Name
Date
of Units
($)
David Willetts
12/9/2021
69,498
1,194,671
Ted Papapostolou
12/9/2021
30,579
525,653
There were no awards that vested during 2023 for our named executive officers.
Employment Arrangements
On December 9, 2021, Icahn Enterprises entered into an offer letter with David Willetts. Pursuant to the letter agreement with Mr. Willetts, during his term of employment with us, Mr. Willetts was paid a base salary at the rate of $1,000,000 per annum. Mr. Willetts was also eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus with a target amount of $1,550,000. Mr. Willetts also received a grant as of December 9, 2021 of 69,498 deferred depositary units of Icahn Enterprises under the Icahn Enterprises 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”), determined by dividing $3,750,000 by the 180-day VWAP of depositary units ending on the trading day immediately prior to the grant date. The deferred depositary units cliff vest and cease to be deferred units on December 9, 2024 (subject to the other terms and conditions set forth in the LTIP and award agreement entered into in connection with the grant of deferred depositary units).
In addition, if Mr. Willetts’ employment was terminated by Icahn Enterprises without “cause” (as defined in the offer letter) at any time or in the event of his death or disability, he (or his estate in the event of death) would have been entitled to a pro-rata cash bonus of the target bonus amount for the calendar year of the termination and a pro-rata portion of the grant of the deferred depositary units would have become immediately vested and the remaining portion of the grant would have been forfeited.
However, as further described above under “Fiscal 2024 Management Changes—Willetts Letter Agreement,” on February 21, 2024, Mr. Willetts was succeeded by Andrew J. Teno as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Willetts entered into an amended offer letter with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries which superseded the terms of the above offer letter.
On December 9, 2021, Icahn Enterprises entered into an offer letter with Ted Papapostolou. Pursuant to the letter agreement with Mr. Papapostolou, Mr. Papapostolou was initially paid a base salary at the rate of $550,000 per annum. On May 9, 2023, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises approved an increase in base salary from a rate of $550,000 per annum to $850,000 per annum for Mr. Papapostolou, effective as of May 9, 2023. Mr. Papapostolou is eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus with a target amount of $400,000 as a result of our review of target bonuses in the marketplace, including in the finance industry, and in recognition of Mr. Papapostolou’s ongoing contributions to us.
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Mr. Papapostolou also received a grant of 30,579 deferred depositary units of Icahn Enterprises as of December 9, 2021 under the LTIP, determined by dividing $1,650,000 by the 180-day VWAP of depositary units ending on the trading day immediately prior to the grant date. The deferred depositary units will cliff vest and cease to be deferred units on December 9, 2024 (subject to the other terms and conditions set forth in the LTIP and award agreement entered into in connection with the grant of deferred depositary units).
In addition, in the event that Mr. Papapostolou’s employment is terminated by Icahn Enterprises without “cause” (as defined in the offer letter) at any time or in the event of his death or disability, he (or his estate in the case of death) will be entitled to a pro-rata cash bonus of the target bonus amount for the calendar year of the termination and a pro-rata portion of the grant of the deferred depositary units will become immediately vested and the remaining portion of the grant will be forfeited.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
We did not have any employment agreements or other arrangements pursuant to which any of our named executive officers would have received potential payments upon a termination or change in control as of December 31, 2023 except for that disclosed above.
Neither of Messrs. Willetts or Papapostolou have employment agreements. However, Messrs. Willetts and Papapostolou are eligible for certain payments in the event of involuntary termination (other than for cause, as defined in their offer letters with us), which generally provide for a pro-rated cash bonus and an acceleration of unvested deferred unit awards (also pro-rated) at the time of termination.
As of December 31, 2023, Messrs. Willetts and Papapostolou would have potential payouts of unvested deferred unit awards with a market value of approximately $820,450 and $360,996 respectively (based on the closing price of our depositary units on December 29, 2023, the last trading day in fiscal 2023, of $17.19), in addition to pro-rata payouts of their target bonus amounts (estimated at $1,550,000 and $100,000, respectively) if they were involuntarily terminated on December 31, 2023 and otherwise eligible for payment. However, as further described above under “ Fiscal 2024 Management Changes—Willetts Letter Agreement,” on February 21, 2024, Mr. Willetts was succeeded by Andrew J. Teno as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Willetts entered into an amended offer letter with one of our wholly owned subsidiaries which superseded the terms of the above severance arrangements in Mr. Willetts’ former offer letter with us.
Director Compensation
The following table provides compensation information for our directors in 2023, except for Messrs. Icahn, Willetts and Papapostolou (compensation information for whom is included in the Summary Compensation Table). Messrs. Icahn, Willetts and Papapostolou did not receive additional compensation for serving on our Board.
Fees Earned or
All Other
Paid in Cash
Compensation
Total
Name
($)
($)
($)
Brett Icahn
—
—
—
Michael Nevin
—
—
—
Stephen A. Mongillo
40,000
—
40,000
Alvin B. Krongard
35,000
—
35,000
Nancy Dunlap
35,000
—
35,000
Denise Barton
35,000
—
35,000
During 2023, the fees earned or paid in cash for Messrs. Mongillo and Krongard and Mses. Barton and Dunlap, were in respect of their services rendered as members of our Board. With respect to Mr. Mongillo, the fees earned or paid in cash included $5,000 for serving as the chairman of the audit committee. Brett Icahn and Mr. Nevin did not receive compensation in respect of their services rendered as a member of our board of directors.
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Directors receive only cash compensation, if applicable, and currently are not granted any options, units or other equity-based awards.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Security Holder Matters
As of February 28, 2024, Mr. Icahn and his affiliates owned 367,879,902 of Icahn Enterprises’ depositary units, or approximately 86% of Icahn Enterprises’ outstanding depositary units. In accordance with the listing rules of Nasdaq, Icahn Enterprises’ status as a limited partnership affords Icahn Enterprises an exemption from certain corporate governance requirements which includes an exemption from the requirement to have compensation and nominating committees consisting entirely of independent directors. Icahn Enterprises GP’s board of directors presently consists of three independent directors and the audit committee consists entirely of independent directors.
Mr. Icahn is currently an at will employee serving as Chairman of the Board of Icahn Enterprises GP, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Capital LP and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Funds, for which he currently receives an annual base salary of $1 per annum. Mr. Icahn does not receive director fees from us.
The affirmative vote of unitholders holding more than 75% of the total number of all depositary units then outstanding, including depositary units held by Icahn Enterprises GP and its affiliates, is required to remove Icahn Enterprises GP as the general partner of Icahn Enterprises. Thus, since Mr. Icahn, through affiliates, holds approximately 86% of Icahn Enterprises’ outstanding depositary units as of February 28, 2024, Icahn Enterprises GP will not be able to be removed pursuant to the terms of our partnership agreement without Mr. Icahn’s consent. Moreover, under the partnership agreement, the affirmative vote of Icahn Enterprises GP and unitholders owning more than 50% of the total number of all outstanding depositary units then held by unitholders, including affiliates of Mr. Icahn, is required to approve, among other things, selling or otherwise disposing of all or substantially all of our assets in a single sale or in a related series of multiple sales, our dissolution or electing to continue Icahn Enterprises in certain instances, electing a successor general partner, making certain amendments to the partnership agreement or causing us, in our capacity as sole limited partner of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, to consent to certain proposals submitted for the approval of the limited partners of Icahn Enterprises Holdings. Accordingly, as affiliates of Mr. Icahn hold in excess of 50% of the depositary units outstanding, Mr. Icahn, through affiliates, will have effective control over such approval rights.
The following table provides information, as of February 28, 2024, as to the beneficial ownership of the depositary units for each director and named executive officer of Icahn Enterprises GP and all directors and named executive officers of Icahn Enterprises GP, as a group. Except for Mr. Icahn, none of our named executive officers, directors or other unitholders beneficially own more than 5% of Icahn Enterprises’ depositary units.
Beneficial Ownership of
Icahn Enterprises’
Name of Beneficial Owner
Depositary Units
Percent of Class
Carl C. Icahn
367,879,902
(a) (b) (c)
85.8
%
Andrew Teno
—
*
Ted Papapostolou
30,579
*
David Willetts
69,498
*
Brett Icahn
379,940
*
Michael Nevin
—
—
%
Stephen A. Mongillo
—
—
%
Alvin B. Krongard
41,008
*
Nancy Dunlap
6,649
*
Denise Barton
—
—
%
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (nine persons)
368,407,576
(c)
85.9%
%
*
Less than 1% of total outstanding depositary units of Icahn Enterprises.
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(a) The foregoing is exclusive of a 1.99% ownership interest which Icahn Enterprises GP holds by virtue of its 1% general partner interest in each of us and Icahn Enterprises Holdings.
(b) Based on a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on December 29, 2023 by CCI Onshore LLC, Gascon Partners, High Coast Limited Partnership, Highcrest Investors LLC, Thornwood Associates Limited Partnership, Barberry Corp., Starfire Holding Corporation, Little Meadow Corp. and Mr. Icahn. Mr. Icahn, by virtue of his relationship to such entities, may be deemed to beneficially own such Depositary Units. Mr. Icahn disclaims beneficial ownership of such Depositary Units except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The principal business address of Mr. Icahn and the other filers of the Schedule 13D/A is 16690 Collins Avenue, PH-1, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160.
(c) Includes 352,677,938 depositary units pledged as collateral to secure certain personal indebtedness. The number of depositary units pledged to secure these loans fluctuates in certain years and from time to time as a result of changes in the amount of outstanding principal amount of the loans, the market price of the depositary units, and other factors. The terms of the Loan Agreement (as defined in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) require that distributions paid upon, or proceeds from sales of, pledged depositary units be used to prepay the loans or be pledged as additional collateral. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, a margin call may only be triggered in the event that the loan-to-value ratio set forth in the Loan Agreement is not maintained. For purposes of the loan-to-value ratio set forth in the Loan Agreement, the value of the pledged depositary units will be calculated based upon the Company’s indicative net asset value rather than the market price of the depositary units.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Number of Securities
Weighted-Average
Future Issuance Under
Issued Upon Exercise of
Exercise Price of
Equity Compensation
Outstanding Options,
Outstanding Options,
Plans (Excluding Securities
Warrants and Rights
Warrants and Rights
Reflected in Column (a))
Plan Category
(a)
(b)
(c)
2017 Incentive Plan
—
N/A
931,508
During the first quarter of 2017, the board of directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises unanimously approved and adopted the 2017 Incentive Plan, which was subsequently approved by holders of a majority of Icahn Enterprises’ depository units and, became effective during the first quarter of 2017. The 2017 Incentive Plan permits us to issue depositary units and grant options, restricted units or other unit-based awards to all of our, and our affiliates’, employees, consultants, members and partners, as well as the three non-employee directors of our general partner. One million of Icahn Enterprises’ depositary units were initially available under the 2017 Incentive Plan.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Related Party Transaction Policy
Our second amended and restated agreement of limited partnership expressly permits us to enter into transactions with our general partner or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, buying or selling properties from or to our general partner and any of its affiliates and borrowing and lending money from or to our general partner and any of its affiliates, subject to the limitations contained in our partnership agreement and the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. The indentures governing our indebtedness contain certain covenants applicable to transactions with affiliates.
Related Party Transactions with Our General Partner and Its Affiliates
Mr. Icahn, in his capacity as majority unitholder, will not receive any additional benefit with respect to distributions and allocations of profits and losses not shared on a pro-rata basis by all other unitholders. In addition, Mr. Icahn has confirmed to us that neither he nor any of his affiliates will receive any fees from us in consideration for services
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rendered in connection with investments by us other than as otherwise disclosed herein. We have, and in the future may determine to make, investments in entities in which Mr. Icahn or his affiliates also have investments. We may enter into other transactions with Mr. Icahn and his affiliates, including, without limitation, buying and selling assets from or to affiliates of Mr. Icahn and participating in joint venture investments in assets with affiliates of Mr. Icahn. Furthermore, it should be noted that our partnership agreement provides that Icahn Enterprises GP and its affiliates are permitted to have other business interests and may engage in other business ventures of any nature whatsoever, and may compete directly or indirectly with our business. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates currently invest in assets that may be similar to those in which we may invest, and Mr. Icahn and his affiliates intend to continue to do so. Pursuant to the partnership agreement, however, we will not have any right to participate therein or receive or share in any income or profits derived therefrom.
During 2023, we declared four quarterly distributions aggregating $6.00 per depositary unit. Depositary unitholders were given the option to make an election to receive the distributions in either cash or additional depositary units; if a holder did not make a timely election to receive cash, it was automatically deemed to have elected to receive the distributions in additional depositary units. As a result of the above declared distributions, during 2023 we distributed an aggregate of 72,060,733 of Icahn Enterprises’ depositary units to those depositary unitholders who elected to receive or were deemed to have elected to receive such distributions in additional depositary units, of which an aggregate of 67,882,278 depositary units were distributed to Mr. Icahn and his affiliates. As a result, Mr. Icahn and his affiliates owned approximately 86% of Icahn Enterprises’ outstanding depositary units as of December 31, 2023. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates may in the future elect to receive all or a portion of their distributions in cash or in additional depositary units. Pursuant to registration rights agreements, Mr. Icahn has certain registration rights with regard to the depositary units beneficially owned by him.
On February 26, 2023, the Board of Directors of the general partner of Icahn Enterprises declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $1.00 per depositary unit, which will be paid on or about April 18, 2024 to depositary unitholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2024. Depositary unitholders will have until April 5, 2024 to make a timely election to receive either cash or additional depositary units. If a unitholder does not make a timely election, it will automatically be deemed to have elected to receive the distribution in additional depositary units.
We may, on occasion, invest in securities in which entities affiliated with Mr. Icahn are also investing. Additionally, Mr. Icahn and his affiliated entities may also invest in securities in which Icahn Enterprises and its consolidated subsidiaries invest. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates (excluding Icahn Enterprises), make investments in the Investment Funds. As of December 31, 2023, the total fair market value of investments in the Investment Funds made by Mr. Icahn and his affiliates (excluding us and Brett Icahn) was approximately $2.1 billion, representing approximately 39% of the Investment Funds’ assets under management. Mr. Icahn and his affiliates (excluding us and Brett Icahn) redeemed $2.0 billion from the Investment Funds in the year ended December 31, 2023. In addition, in December 2023, the Investment Funds issued a pro-rata distribution, including $158 million to Mr. Icahn and his affiliates (excluding us and Brett Icahn).
Other Related Party Transactions
Icahn Capital LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, paid for salaries and benefits of certain employees who may also perform various functions on behalf of certain other entities beneficially owned by Mr. Icahn, including administrative and investment services.
Icahn Capital LP pays for expenses pertaining to the operation, administration and investment activities of our Investment segment for the benefit of the Investment Funds (including salaries, benefits and rent). Icahn Capital LP shall be allocated pro-rata for such expenses in accordance with each investor’s capital accounts in the Investment Funds. Effective April 1, 2011, based on an expense-sharing arrangement, certain expenses borne by Icahn Capital LP are reimbursed by the Investment Funds, generally when such expenses are paid. During 2023, $18 million was allocated to the Investment Funds based on this expense-sharing arrangement.
On October 1, 2020, we entered into a manager agreement with Brett Icahn, the son of Carl C. Icahn, and affiliates of Brett Icahn. Under the manager agreement, Brett Icahn serves as the portfolio manager of a designated portfolio of assets within the Investment Funds over a seven-year term, subject to veto rights by our Investment segment and Carl C.
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Icahn. On May 5, 2022, we entered into an amendment to the manager agreement, which allows the Investment Funds to add, from time to time, two additional separately tracked portfolios, in addition to the existing portfolios, which will not be subject to the manager agreement. Additionally, Brett Icahn provides certain other services, at our request, which may entail research, analysis and advice with respect to a separate designated portfolio of assets within the Investment Funds. Subject to the terms of the manager agreement, at the end of the seven-year term, Brett Icahn will be entitled to receive a one-time lump sum payment as described in and computed pursuant to the manager agreement. Brett Icahn will not be entitled to receive from us any other compensation (including any salary or bonus) in respect of the services he is to provide under the manager agreement other than restricted depositary units granted under a restricted unit agreement. In accordance with the manager agreement, Brett Icahn will co-invest with the Investment Funds in certain positions, will make cash contributions to the Investment Funds in order to fund such co-investments and will have a special limited partnership interest in the Investment Funds through which the profit and loss attributable to such co-investments will be allocated to him. Brett Icahn had net redemptions of $17 million in the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, Brett Icahn had investments in the Investment Funds with a total fair market value of $28 million. We also entered into a guaranty agreement with an affiliate of Brett Icahn, pursuant to which we guaranteed the payment of certain amounts required to be distributed by the Investment Funds to such affiliate pursuant to the terms and conditions of the manager agreement.
On October 1, 2020, we entered into a restricted unit agreement with Brett Icahn pursuant to the 2017 Incentive Plan whereby Brett Icahn was awarded a grant of 239,254 restricted depositary units of Icahn Enterprises which will vest over seven years, subject to the terms and conditions of that agreement. We also entered into a guaranty agreement with an affiliate of Brett Icahn, pursuant to which we guaranteed the payment of certain amounts required to be distributed by the Investment Funds to such affiliate pursuant to the terms and conditions of the manager agreement.
We may also enter into other transactions with Icahn Enterprises GP and its affiliates, including, without limitation, buying and selling properties and borrowing and lending funds from or to Icahn Enterprises GP or its affiliates, joint venture developments and issuing securities to Icahn Enterprises GP or its affiliates in exchange for, among other things, assets that they now own or may acquire in the future. Icahn Enterprises GP is also entitled to reimbursement by us for all allocable direct and indirect overhead expenses, including, but not limited to, salaries and rent, incurred in connection with the conduct of our business.
Section 6.15 of our partnership agreement provides that the general partner, its affiliates, and all officers, directors, employees and agents of the general partner and its affiliates (individually, an “IEP Indemnitee”), to the fullest extent permitted by law, will be indemnified and held harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities, joint and several, expenses of any nature (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which the IEP Indemnitee may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise by reason of its status as (x) the general partner or an affiliate thereof or (y) a partner, shareholder, director, officer, employee or agent of the general partner or an affiliate thereof or (z) a Person serving at the request of Icahn Enterprises in another entity in a similar capacity, which relate to, arise out of or are incidental to Icahn Enterprises, its property, business or affairs, including, without limitation, liabilities under the federal and state securities laws, regardless of whether the IEP Indemnitee continues to be a general partner, an affiliate, or an officer, director, employee or agent of the general partner or of an affiliate thereof at the time any such liability or expense is paid or incurred, if (i) the IEP Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner it believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of Icahn Enterprises, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe its conduct was unlawful and (ii) the IEP Indemnitee’s conduct did not constitute willful misconduct. The partnership agreement further provides that an IEP Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under Section 6.15 by reason of the fact that the IEP Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of the partnership agreement. Any indemnification under Section 6.15 shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of Icahn Enterprises. The record holders shall not be subject to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provision.
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Affiliate Pension Obligations
Mr. Icahn, through certain affiliates, owns 100% of Icahn Enterprises GP and approximately 86% of Icahn Enterprises’ outstanding depositary units as of December 31, 2023. Applicable pension and tax laws make each member of a “controlled group” of entities, generally defined as entities in which there is at least an 80% common ownership interest, jointly and severally liable for certain pension plan obligations of any member of the controlled group. These pension obligations include ongoing contributions to fund the plan, as well as liability for any unfunded liabilities that may exist at the time the plan is terminated. In addition, the failure to pay these pension obligations when due may result in the creation of liens in favor of the pension plan or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) against the assets of each member of the controlled group.
As a result of the more than 80% ownership interest in us by Mr. Icahn’s affiliates, we and our subsidiaries are subject to the pension liabilities of entities in which Mr. Icahn has a direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 80%, which includes the liabilities of pension plans sponsored by Viskase and ACF. All the minimum funding requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, for the Viskase and ACF plans have been met as of December 31, 2023. If the plans were voluntarily terminated, they would be underfunded by an aggregate of approximately $34 million as of December 31, 2023. These results are based on the most recent information provided by the plans’ actuaries. These liabilities could increase or decrease, depending on a number of factors, including future changes in benefits, investment returns, and the assumptions used to calculate the liability. As members of the controlled group, we would be liable for any failure of Viskase or ACF to make ongoing pension contributions or to pay the unfunded liabilities upon a termination of the Viskase or ACF pension plans. In addition, other entities now or in the future within the controlled group in which we are included may have pension plan obligations that are, or may become, underfunded and we would be liable for any failure of such entities to make ongoing pension contributions or to pay the unfunded liabilities upon termination of such plans.
The current underfunded status of the pension plans of Viskase and ACF requires them to notify the PBGC of certain “reportable events,” such as if we cease to be a member of the Viskase or ACF controlled group, or if we make certain extraordinary dividends or stock redemptions. The obligation to report could cause us to seek to delay or reconsider the occurrence of such reportable events.
Starfire Holding Corporation (“Starfire”), which is 99.6% owned by Mr. Icahn, has undertaken to indemnify us and our subsidiaries from losses resulting from any imposition of certain pension funding or termination liabilities that may be imposed on us and our subsidiaries or our assets as a result of being a member of the Icahn controlled group, including ACF. The Starfire indemnity provides, among other things, that so long as such contingent liabilities exist and could be imposed on us, Starfire will not make any distributions to its stockholders that would reduce its net worth to below $250 million. Nonetheless, Starfire may not be able to fund its indemnification obligations to us.
Director Independence
The board of directors of Icahn Enterprises GP has determined that we are a “controlled company” for the purposes of the Nasdaq’s listing rules and therefore are not required to have a majority of independent directors or to have compensation and nominating committees consisting entirely of independent directors. Nevertheless, we believe that Messrs. Mongillo and Krongard and Ms. Dunlap are “independent” as defined in the currently applicable listing rules of Nasdaq. Ms. Barton and Messrs. Krongard and Mongillo serve as members of our audit committee, which consists entirely of these independent directors.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
We incurred $6,144,252 and $5,849,121 in audit fees and expenses from Grant Thornton LLP for 2023 and 2022, respectively. We include in the category of audit fees such services related to the audits of annual consolidated financial statements and internal controls, reviews of quarterly financial statements, reviews of reports filed with the SEC and other services, including services related to consents and registration statements filed with the SEC.
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We incurred $162,849 and $300,129 in audit-related fees and expenses from Grant Thornton LLP for 2023 and 2022, respectively, relating primarily to services provided in connection with employee benefit plans and certain other agreed upon procedures for both 2023 and 2022.
We incurred $2,978 and $2,936 in tax-related fees and expenses for 2023 and 2022, respectively, from Grant Thornton LLP for property tax compliance services.
In accordance with the Charter of the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Icahn Enterprises GP, the general partner of Icahn Enterprises, the audit committee is required to approve in advance any and all audit services and permitted non-audit services provided to Icahn Enterprises and its consolidated subsidiaries by their independent auditors (subject to the de minimis exception of Section 10A (i) (1) (B) of the ‘34 Act), all as required by applicable law or listing standards. All of the fees in 2023 and 2022 were pre-approved by the audit committee.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) Financial Statements
The following financial statements of Icahn Enterprises L.P., and subsidiaries, are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Report:
Page Number
Consolidated Balance Sheets
60
Consolidated Statements of Operations
61
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
62
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
63
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
64
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
66
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules
Page Number
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Parent
144
All other financial statement schedules have been omitted because the required financial information is not applicable, immaterial or the information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(a)(3) Exhibits
The list of exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and filed as part of this Report is set forth in the Exhibit Index.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SCHEDULE I
ICAHN ENTERPRISES, L.P.
(Parent Company)
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
2023
2022
(in millions, except unit amounts)
ASSETS
Investments in subsidiaries, net
$
8,092
$
9,260
Total Assets
$
8,092
$
9,260
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
$
37
$
51
Debt
4,847
5,309
4,884
5,360
Commitments and contingencies (Note 3)
Equity:
Limited partners: Depositary units: 429,033,241 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 353,572,182 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022
3,969
4,647
General partner
( 761 )
( 747 )
Total equity
3,208
3,900
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
8,092
$
9,260
See notes to condensed financial statements.
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SCHEDULE I
ICAHN ENTERPRISES, L.P.
(Parent Company)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2021
(in millions)
Interest expense
$
( 286 )
$
( 290 )
$
( 323 )
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
13
( 1 )
3
Equity in (loss) gain of subsidiaries
( 411 )
108
( 198 )
Net loss
$
( 684 )
$
( 183 )
$
( 518 )
Net loss allocated to:
Limited partners
$
( 670 )
$
( 179 )
$
( 604 )
General partner
( 14 )
( 4 )
86
$
( 684 )
$
( 183 )
$
( 518 )
See notes to condensed financial statements.
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SCHEDULE I
ICAHN ENTERPRISES, L.P.
(Parent Company)
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2021
(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$
( 684 )
$
( 183 )
$
( 518 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in (gain) loss of subsidiary
411
( 108 )
198
(Loss) gain on extinguishment of debt
( 13 )
( 1 )
( 3 )
Other, net
( 3 )
( 14 )
( 15 )
Net cash used in operating activities
( 289 )
( 306 )
( 338 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net investment in and advances from subsidiaries
629
264
( 366 )
Net cash provided by (used in) by investing activities
629
264
( 366 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Partnership distributions
( 307 )
( 226 )
( 134 )
Partnership contributions
185
768
835
Proceeds from borrowings
699
—
1,214
Repayments of borrowings
( 1,159 )
( 500 )
( 1,205 )
Investment segment distributions
242
—
—
Debt issuance costs and other
—
—
( 6 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
( 340 )
42
704
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
—
—
—
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period
—
—
—
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period
$
—
$
—
$
—
See notes to condensed financial statements.
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SCHEDULE I
ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.
(Parent Company)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Icahn Enterprises, L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”) is a master limited partnership formed in Delaware on February 17, 1987. We own a 99 % limited partner interest in Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”). Icahn Enterprises Holdings and its subsidiaries own substantially all of our assets and liabilities and conduct substantially all of our operations. Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., our sole general partner, which is owned and controlled by Carl C. Icahn, owns a 1 % general partner interest in both us and Icahn Enterprises Holdings, representing an aggregate 1.99 % general partner interest in us and Icahn Enterprises Holdings. As of December 31, 2023, Icahn Enterprises is engaged in the following continuing operating businesses: Investment, Energy, Automotive, Food Packaging, Real Estate, Home Fashion and Pharma . In addition, we operated a Metals business until sold in December 2021.
For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, Icahn Enterprises received (paid) $ 629 million, $ 264 million and $( 366 ) million, respectively, for net investment in and advances from subsidiaries.
The condensed financial statements of Icahn Enterprises should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Report.
2. Debt
See Note 13, “Debt,” to the consolidated financial statements located in Item 8 of this Report. Icahn Enterprises’ Parent company debt consists of the following:
December 31,
2023
2022
(in millions)
4.750 % senior unsecured notes due 2024
—
1,103
6.375 % senior unsecured notes due 2025
749
749
6.250 % senior unsecured notes due 2026
1,238
1,250
5.250 % senior unsecured notes due 2027
1,454
1,460
4.375 % senior unsecured notes due 2029
708
747
9.750 % senior unsecured notes due 2029
698
—
Total debt
$
4,847
$
5,309
In December 2023, Icahn Enterprises issued $ 700 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.750 % senior unsecured notes due 2029 at par. The net proceeds, together with $ 376 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, was used to satisfy and discharge the outstanding 4.750 % senior unsecured notes due 2024, along with any accrued interest associated with the notes and related fees and expenses.
In February 2022, Icahn Enterprises repaid all of its outstanding $ 500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750 % senior unsecured notes due 2024 at par.
3. Commitments and Contingencies
See Note 19, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to the consolidated financial statements located in Item 8 of this Report.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 6, 2016, by and among Federal Mogul Holdings Corporation, American Entertainment Properties Corp. and IEH FM Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on September 7, 2016).
2.2
Equity Asset and Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2016, by and among American Railcar Leasing LLC, American Entertainment Properties Corp., AEP Rail Corp., SMBC Rail Services LLC and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 19, 2016) .
2.3
Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated April 10, 2018, by and among Tenneco Inc., Federal-Mogul LLC, American Entertainment Properties Corp., and Icahn Enterprises L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively) filed April 10, 2018) .
2.4
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 15, 2018, by and among Eldorado Resorts, Inc., Delta Merger Sub, Inc., GLP Capital, L.P. and Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively) filed April 16, 2018) .
2.5
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 22, 2018, by and between STL Parent Corp. and American Railcar Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively) filed October 22, 2018) .
3.1
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises L.P., f/k/a American Real Estate Partners, L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”) dated February 17, 1987, as thereafter amended from time to time (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on September 20, 2007) .
3.2
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., f/k/a American Real Estate Holdings Limited Partnership (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”), dated February 17, 1987, as amended pursuant to the First Amendment thereto, dated March 10, 1987 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on May 10, 2004), as further amended pursuant to the Certificate of Amendment thereto, dated September 17, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 17, 2008) .
3.3
Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises L.P., dated August 2, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016 (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on August 4, 2016) .
3.4
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, dated as of July 1, 1987 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on May 10, 2004) .
3.5
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, dated August 16, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 16, 1996) .
3.6
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, dated June 14, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 31, 2003) .
3.7
Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, dated June 29, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 9, 2005) .
3.8
Amendment No. 4 to the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, dated September 17, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 17, 2008) .
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4.1
Description of securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on February 28, 2020) .
4.2
Form of Transfer Application (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 16, 2005) .
4.3
Specimen Depositary Receipt (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 16, 2005) .
4.4
Specimen Depositary Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 4, 2016) .
4.5
Specimen Certificate representing preferred units (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form S-3/A (SEC File No. 33-54767), filed on February 22, 1995) .
4.6
Registration Rights Agreement between Icahn Enterprises and High Coast Limited Partnership (f/k/a X LP) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 16, 2005) .
4.7
Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 30, 2005 between Icahn Enterprises and Highcrest Investors Corp., Amos Corp., Cyprus, LLC and Gascon Partners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 9, 2005), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of August 8, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 9, 2007) .
4.8
Amended and Restated Depositary Agreement among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises GP and Computershare Inc., dated as of August 2, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 4, 2023) .
4.9
Indenture, dated as of December 6, 2017, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee relating to the 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2025 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 6, 2017) .
4.10
Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2019, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee relating to the 6.250% Senior Notes Due 2026 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on May 10, 2019) .
4.11
Indenture, dated as of December 12, 2019, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee relating to the 5.250% Senior Notes Due 2027 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 12, 2019) .
4.12
Indenture, dated as of January 19, 2021, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee relating to the 4.375% Senior Notes Due 2029 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on January 19, 2021) .
4.13
Indenture, dated as of December 19, 2023, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, relating to the 9.750% Senior Notes Due 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on December 19, 2023) .
4.14
Shareholders Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among Icahn Enterprises L.P., Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P., American Entertainment Properties Corp. and Tenneco Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively) file October 2, 2018) .
10.1
Amended and Restated Agency Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 31, 1995) .
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10.2
Undertaking, dated November 20, 1998, by Starfire Holding Corporation, for the benefit of Icahn Enterprises and its subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on March 16, 2006) .
10.3
Covered Affiliate and Shared Expenses Agreement by and among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Fund Ltd., Icahn Fund II Ltd., Icahn Fund III Ltd., Icahn Partners Master Fund L.P., Icahn Partners Master Fund II L.P., Icahn Partners Master Fund III L.P., Icahn Cayman Partners, L.P. and Icahn Partners Master Fund II Feeder LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on August 9, 2007) .
10.4
Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 18, 2017, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on January 18, 2017) .
10.5
Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 6, 2017, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 6, 2017) .
10.6
Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 10, 2019, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on May 10, 2019) .
10.7
Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 27, 2019, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on June 27, 2019) .
10.8
Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 12, 2019, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 12, 2019) .
10.9
Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 9, 2020, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on January 9, 2020) .
10.10
Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 28, 2020, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on January 28, 2020) .
10.11
Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 19, 2021, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on January 19, 2021) .
10.12
Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 19, 2023, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on December 19, 2023) .
10.13
Manager Agreement, dated October 1, 2020, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Capital LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Brett Icahn and Isthmus LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on October 1, 2020) .
10.14
Amendment No. 1 dated May 5, 2022 to the Management Agreement, dated October 1, 2020, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Capital LP, Brett Icahn, Isthmus LLC, Icahn Partners LP, and Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 (SEC File No. 1-9516) filed on May 6, 2022).
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10.15
Guaranty, dated October 1, 2020, between American Entertainment Properties Corp. and Isthmus LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on October 1, 2020) .
10.16
Restricted Unit Agreement, dated October 1, 2020, between Icahn Enterprises and Brett Icahn (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on October 1, 2020) .
10.17
Icahn Enterprises L.P. 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-216934) filed on March 24, 2017).
10.18
Deferred Unit Agreement Pursuant to the Icahn Enterprises 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated December 9, 2021, among Icahn Enterprises and David Willetts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to Icahn Enterprises’ Annual Report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 1- 9516) filed on February 25, 2022).
10.19
Deferred Unit Agreement Pursuant to the Icahn Enterprises 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan, dated December 9, 2021, among Icahn Enterprises and Ted Papapostolou(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to Icahn Enterprises’ Annual Report on Form 10-K (SEC File No. 1-9516) filed on February 25, 2022).
10.20
Letter Agreement with David Willetts, dated December 9, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 13, 2021).
10.21
Letter Agreement with Ted Papapostolou, dated December 9, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on December 13, 2021).
10.22
Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 12, 2021, among Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Finance, Icahn Enterprises Holdings, as Guarantor, and Jefferies LLC, as the Initial Purchaser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ and Icahn Enterprises Holdings’ joint Form 8-K (SEC File Nos. 1-9516 and 333-118021-01, respectively), filed on April 12, 2021).
10.23
Employment Agreement with Andrew J. Teno, dated February 21, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on February 21, 2024).
10.24
Letter Agreement, dated February 21, 2024, by and among David Willetts, The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack LLC, and Pep Boys – Manny, Moe & Jack of Puerto Rico, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 8-K (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on February 21, 2024).
14.1
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to Icahn Enterprises’ Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 (SEC File No. 1-9516), filed on November 7, 2012) .
21.1
Subsidiaries of the Registrant .
22.1
Subsidiary guarantor.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP .
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 .
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 .
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) and Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 .
97.1
Icahn Enterprises L.P. Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy , effective as of December 1, 2023.
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL in Exhibit 101).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
By:
Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., its
general partner
By:
/s/ Andrew Teno
Andrew Teno
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: February 28, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated with respect to Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., the general partner of Icahn Enterprises L.P., and on behalf of the registrant and on the dates indicated below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Andrew Teno
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
February 28, 2024
Andrew Teno
/s/ Ted Papapostolou
Chief Financial Officer and Director
February 28, 2024
Ted Papapostolou
/s/ Robert Flint
Chief Accounting Officer
February 28, 2024
Robert Flint
/s/ Brett Icahn
Director
February 28, 2024
Brett Icahn
/s/ Michael Nevin
Director
February 28, 2024
Michael Nevin
/s/ Denise Barton
Director
February 28, 2024
Denise Barton
/s/ Stephen A. Mongillo
Director
February 28, 2024
Stephen A. Mongillo
/s/ Alvin B. Krongard
Director
February 28, 2024
Alvin B. Krongard
/s/ Nancy Dunlap
Director
February 28, 2024
Nancy Dunlap
Chairman of the Board
Carl C. Icahn
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