UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
January 21, 2008
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
001-06991 |
71-0415188 |
(State or other |
(Commission File |
(IRS Employer |
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(479) 273-4000
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 21, 2008, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a separation agreement (the “Agreement”) with John B. Menzer, Vice Chairman, Chief Administrative Officer of the Company. The Company announced on January 18, 2008 that Mr. Menzer will retire from the Company on March 1, 2008 (the “Departure Date”). Under the Agreement, which was reviewed and approved by the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Menzer is entitled to certain conditional benefits following his departure from the Company. The Agreement supersedes a post-termination agreement and covenant not to compete to which the Company and Mr. Menzer were previously parties.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Menzer is obligated not to compete with the Company for a period of three years from the Departure Date. Mr. Menzer is also subject to certain confidentiality, cooperation, non-disclosure and non-solicitation obligations. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Menzer will receive transition payments totaling $6,710,916 over the two year period following the Departure Date, subject to his compliance with the obligations described above. The Agreement also provides that the vesting of 222,404 shares of restricted stock held by Mr. Menzer will be accelerated to the Departure Date.
A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 |
Separation Agreement between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and John B. Menzer, dated January 21, 2008 |
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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.
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Dated: January 25, 2008 |
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WAL-MART STORES, INC. |
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/s/Jeffrey J. Gearhart |
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Jeffrey J. Gearhart |
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Senior Vice President and Deputy
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit |
Description |
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Separation Agreement between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and
John B. Menzer, |