Item 5. Other Information
Item 5. Other Information.
Employment Agreements
We have entered into an employment agreement with each of Jarrod Johnson, our Chief Customer Officer, and Balaji Sekar, our Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johnson’s agreement supersedes his previous offer letter, which contained a severance provision. Mr. Sekar did not previously have an employment agreement.
Johnson Employment Agreement
TaskUs Holdings, Inc. entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Johnson on August 5, 2021 (the “Johnson Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Johnson continues to serve as our Chief Customer Officer. The Johnson Employment Agreement is effective from July 22, 2021 through July 1, 2025, after which it will automatically be extended for successive one-year terms, until terminated, which termination may be made by either us or Mr. Johnson. Pursuant to the Johnson Employment Agreement, Mr. Johnson is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $350,000 and is eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus, subject to the terms of the annual bonus plan under which it is granted. Under the Johnson Employment Agreement, Mr. Johnson received certain long-term incentive awards under our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as described below.
In the event Mr. Johnson’s employment is terminated by us without “cause”, or Mr. Johnson resigns from employment with “good reason”, in each case as defined in the Johnson Employment Agreement, subject to his execution of an effective release of claims in favor of the Company, he is entitled to receive separation pay in an amount equal to the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus for the year in which such termination of employment occurs.
The Johnson Employment Agreement prohibits Mr. Johnson from competing with our business during employment and for one year following the termination of Mr. Johnson’s employment for any reason. The Johnson Employment Agreement further prohibits Mr. Johnson from soliciting our employees or clients during employment and for two years following the termination of Mr. Johnson’s employment for any reason.
Mr. Johnson is also party to a confidential information and invention assignment agreement which contains a perpetual confidentiality covenant and an intellectual property assignment provision in favor of TaskUs Holdings, Inc.
The foregoing description of the Johnson Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Johnson Employment Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.8, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Sekar Employment Agreement
TaskUs Holdings, Inc. entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Sekar on August 5, 2021 (the “Sekar Employment Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Sekar continues to serve as our Chief Financial Officer. The Sekar Employment Agreement is effective from July 22, 2021 through July 1, 2025, after which it will automatically be extended for successive one-year terms, until terminated, which termination may be made by either us or Mr. Sekar. Pursuant to the Sekar Employment Agreement, Mr. Sekar is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $350,000 and is eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus, subject to the terms of the annual bonus plan under which it is granted. Under the Sekar Employment Agreement, Mr. Sekar received certain long-term equity incentive awards under our 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as described below.
In the event Mr. Sekar’s employment is terminated by us without “cause” or Mr. Sekar resigns from employment with “good reason”, in each case as defined in the Sekar Employment Agreement, subject to his execution of an effective release of claims in favor of the Company, he is entitled to receive separation pay in an amount equal to the sum of his annual base salary and target annual bonus for the year in which such termination of employment occurs.
The Sekar Employment Agreement prohibits Mr. Sekar from competing with our business during employment and for one year following the termination of Mr. Sekar’s employment for any reason. The Sekar Employment Agreement further prohibits Mr. Sekar from soliciting our employees or clients during employment and for two years following the termination of Mr. Sekar’s employment for any reason.
Mr. Sekar is also party to a confidential information and invention assignment agreement which contains a perpetual confidentiality covenant and an intellectual property assignment provision in favor of TaskUs Holdings, Inc.
The foregoing description of the Sekar Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sekar Employment Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity Awards
In connection with the employment agreements described above, on August 5, 2021, our board of directors granted Messrs. Johnson and Sekar certain long-term equity incentive awards under the TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”). Our board of directors granted Mr. Johnson (i) 199,071 time-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (ii) 232,250 time-based stock options, and (iii) 66,357 performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”). Our board granted Mr. Sekar (i) 199,071 RSUs and (ii) 199,071 time-based stock options.
As a condition to receiving each of the long-term incentive awards described above, Messrs. Johnson and Sekar were required to enter into award agreements with us that governs the rights of Messrs. Johnson and Sekar with respect to the long-term incentive awards.
The RSU award agreements provide that 20% of the RSUs vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the vesting reference date, and the remaining 40% on the fourth anniversary of the vesting reference date, such that they will be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continuous service through each vesting date. The vesting commencement date for the RSUs awarded to each of Messrs. Sekar and Johnson is August 5, 2021.
The stock option award agreements provide that 20% of the stock options vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the vesting reference date, and the remaining 40% on the fourth anniversary of the vesting reference date, such that they will be fully vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continuous service through each vesting date. The vesting commencement date for the stock options awarded to each of Messrs. Sekar and Johnson is August 5, 2021 and the exercise price is $30.14, which was the closing price per share of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on August 5, 2021.
Mr. Johnson’s PSU award agreement provides that his PSU award will remain outstanding and eligible to vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, based on the achievement of market capitalization CAGR levels. 50% of the PSUs will vest if we achieve a market capitalization CAGR of at least 25.1% for the four-year period beginning on the grant date and ending on the fourth anniversary of the grant date (the “Performance Period”). 100% of the PSUs will vest if we achieve a market capitalization CAGR of at least 35.1% for the Performance Period. None of the PSUs will vest if we fail to achieve a market capitalization CAGR of at least 25.1%.
The foregoing description of the long-term incentive awards does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the forms of award agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.10, 10.11 and 10.12, and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
3.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TaskUs, Inc., dated as of June 10, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021).
3.2
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of TaskUs, Inc., dated as of June 10, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021).
10.1
Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2021, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021).
10.2
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 15, 2021, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021).
10.3
TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021).
10.4
Amended and Restated 2019 TaskUs, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2021).
10.5
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Founder’s Award) under TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on May 6, 2021).
10.6
Form of Option Agreement (Founder’s Award) under TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement Form S-1/A filed on May 6, 2021).
10.7
Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement (Founder’s Award) under TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on May 6, 2021)
10.8
Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2021, by and between the Company and Jarrod Johnson.
10.9
Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of August 5. 2021, by and between the Company and Balaji Sekar.
10.10
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10.11
Form of Option Agreement under TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
10.12
Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement under TaskUs, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document– the instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document
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
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*
Furnished herewith.
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure except for the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for other than that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by the Company in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and do not apply in any other context or at any time other than the date they were made.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TASKUS, INC.
(Registrant)
Date:
August 11, 2021
By:
/s/ Balaji Sekar
Balaji Sekar
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
(Authorized Signatory)
Date:
August 11, 2021
By:
/s/ Steven Amaya
Steven Amaya
Vice President—Finance
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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