UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 29, 2012

 

 

HEICO Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida 1-4604 65-0341002
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

3000 Taft Street, Hollywood, Florida 33021
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(954) 987-4000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information required by Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference from Item 5.02 of this report.

 

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information required by Item 1.02 is incorporated by reference from Item 5.02 of this report.

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 29, 2012, HEICO Corporation (the "Company") announced that Thomas S. Irwin, the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President of the Company effective June 1, 2012. Mr. Irwin will continue as a member of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company's principal subsidiaries.

 

In connection with Mr. Irwin's promotion, Mr. Irwin entered into the Amendment to Key Employee Termination Agreement with the Company, dated May 29, 2012 and effective June 1, 2012 (the "Amendment"). Mr. Irwin and the Company previously entered into the Key Employee Termination Agreement, dated April 5, 1988 (the "Termination Agreement") that would provide Mr. Irwin with compensation in the event of a change in control of the Company. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Termination Agreement will be terminated effective June 1, 2012 and the Termination Agreement will be of no further force or effect.

 

In connection with Mr. Irwin's promotion, the Company announced that Carlos L. Macau, 45 years old, was appointed as Executive Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company effective June 1, 2012. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Macau served as an Audit Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Macau has 22 years of financial and accounting experience serving a number of public and private manufacturing and service clients in a broad range of industries. His client responsibilities included serving as the Company's lead client services partner for five years prior to December 2010. Mr. Macau graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelors of Science degree and Masters of Business Administration degree. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Macau reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

In connection with Mr. Macau's appointment, Mr. Macau entered into an employment agreement with the Company, dated April 2, 2012 and becoming effective June 1, 2012 (the "Employment Agreement"). Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Macau's employment is "at will", meaning Mr. Macau or the Company may terminate his employment at any time and or any reason, with or without notice or cause.

 

Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Macau will receive an annual base salary of $500,000 and will be entitled to participate in other employment benefit plans and arrangements consistent with other HEICO senior executives. He will also be eligible to participate in HEICO's 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "2012 Plan"). The Company may grant to officers, directors, employees, consultants and other persons who provide services to the Company awards pursuant to the 2012 Plan including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, shares granted as a bonus or in lieu of another award, dividend equivalents, other stock-based

 

 
 

 

awards or performance awards. Mr. Macau will be granted stock options covering 50,000 Class A Common Shares with an option price equal to the fair market value on June 1, 2012, pursuant to the 2012 Plan. The stock options covering the 50,000 Class A Common Shares will vest in five equal annual installments over five years.

 

Mr. Macau and the Company entered into a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated April 2, 2012 which includes standard provisions and a two (2) year post-employment period for the covenants.

 

The Company also announced that its current Corporate Controller, Steven M. Walker, was promoted to Chief Accounting Officer in addition to his duties as Assistant Treasurer effective June 1, 2012. Mr. Walker, 48 years old, previously served as the Company's Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer since he joined the Company in 2002. Prior to 2002, Mr. Walker held various financial positions at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and AMR Corporation. He began his professional career with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Walker graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelor of Science degree and from Cornell University with a Master of Business Administration degree. Mr. Walker is a Certified Public Accountant. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Walker reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Employment Agreement and Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement with Mr. Macau and the Amendment with Mr. Irwin do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Employment Agreement and Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, and of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

A copy of the Company's press release announcing these changes in management is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 
 

 

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Description
   
10.1 Employment Agreement and Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated April 2, 2012 and becoming effective June 1, 2012, by and between HEICO Corporation and Carlos Macau.
   
10.2 Amendment to Key Employee Termination Agreement, dated May 29, 2012 and effective as of June 1, 2012, between HEICO Corporation and Thomas S. Irwin.
   
99.1 Press Release dated May 29, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date:  June 1, 2012 HEICO Corporation  
     
     
  By:   /s/ LAURANS A. MENDELSON  
      Laurans A. Mendelson  
     

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Description
   
10.1 Employment Agreement and Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated April 2, 2012 and becoming effective June 1, 2012, by and between HEICO Corporation and Carlos Macau.
   
10.2 Amendment to Key Employee Termination Agreement, dated May 29, 2012 and effective as of June 1, 2012, between HEICO Corporation and Thomas S. Irwin.
   
99.1 Press Release dated May 29, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

March 26, 2012

 

Mr. Carlos Macau

11345 SW 77th Ave

Miami, FL 33156-4529

 

Dear Carlos,

 

We are pleased to offer you the position of Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for HEICO Corporation effective on or about May 1, 2012. Your starting salary will be $500,000 per year. You will also be eligible to participate in HEICO’s 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan. Incentive compensation will be prorated based on hire date and the date the plan year ends for 2012. As previously discussed, the incentive compensation program is based on performance, and requires that the Company meet certain net income thresholds before incentive compensation is made available. Additionally, you will receive a grant of stock options covering 50,000 Class A Common Shares with an option price equal to the fair market value on your start date. Other employment benefits will be consistent with HEICO senior executives as previously discussed and will include fully paid 1 :

 

· Medical and Dental Benefits : Through BlueCross BlueShield of Florida, we offer a variety of levels of coverage: traditional PPOs, and High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account as well as Delta Dental benefits.
· Life and Disability Insurance : HEICO currently offers short-term disability, long-term disability and Life & AD&D benefits.
· Vacation : 4 weeks per year.
· 401K and 409A Plans : The 409A benefit currently include contributions actuarially determined to target income replacement at 30% upon retirement age.
· Company Vehicle

 

Please note that HEICO expects you, and all Team Members, to be respectful of confidential and proprietary information you may have learned at any positions you held prior to the commencement of your employment with HEICO.  Attached is our standard Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement and if the Agreement is acceptable, kindly execute it and return it to us or, if you have questions, please let me or Tom Irwin know.

 

If the terms of this offer are acceptable, please sign in the place provided below and return the signed form to me.

 

Carlos, we believe this is a great opportunity for HEICO and you, and look forward to you becoming a member of the HEICO team. However, we recognize that you retain the option, as does HEICO, of ending your employment with us at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause. As such, your employment with HEICO is at-will and neither this letter nor any other oral or written representations may be considered a contract for any specific period of time. Should you have any questions please contact me or Tom Irwin.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ LAURANS A. MENDELSON

Laurans A. Mendelson

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Accepted: Signed Name: /s/ CARLOS MACAU 4-2-12
    Carlos Macau  Date

 

 

 

 

1 Benefits may be changed by the Company at any time, but will be similar to those offered to HEICO’s executives.

 
 

NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

 

This Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of the 2 nd day of April 2012, is entered into by and between HEICO Corporation, along with its current and future parents, successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities, divisions, joint ventures, and assigns (collectively “HEICO”), and Carlos Macau (“Employee”).

 

WHEREAS , Employee desires to be employed by, or desires to continue employment with, HEICO;

 

WHEREAS , Employee, in the performance of his job duties, has or will have access to, and be entrusted with, trade secret, proprietary, and valuable confidential business and professional information belonging to HEICO;

 

WHEREAS , HEICO desires to protect its legitimate business interest in its trade secret, proprietary, and valuable confidential business and professional information, as well as its legitimate business interest in its substantial relationships with existing and prospective customers, its goodwill, and the extraordinary and specialized training afforded Employee;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration for Employee’s initial or continued employment by HEICO and any benefit provided by HEICO to Employee in connection with Employee’s employment, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, HEICO and Employee hereby agree as follows:

 

1.         Rationale for Restrictions . Employee acknowledges and agrees that the covenants set forth in this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect HEICO’s legitimate business interests in light of the following facts, which Employee does not dispute:

 

(a)        HEICO manufactures, sells and services jet engine parts and other aircraft parts and components on a worldwide basis;

 

(b)        HEICO competes on a worldwide basis with many companies, including, without limitation, Pratt & Whitney (a division of United Technologies Corporation) and General Electric Company ;

 

(c)        The services provided by Employee in furtherance of HEICO’s worldwide business operations are of a special, unique, extraordinary and intellectual character, and Employee uses the extraordinary and specialized training provided by HEICO to further HEICO’s worldwide business objectives;

 

(d)        In the course and scope of Employee’s employment, Employee will be exposed to, and entrusted with, trade secret, proprietary, and valuable confidential business and professional information belonging to HEICO and relating to HEICO’s business operations, finances, products, services, customers, and vendors.

 

 

 

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(e)        HEICO takes reasonable efforts and measures to protect its trade secret, proprietary, and valuable confidential business and professional information from disclosure to unauthorized individuals who would gain an unfair competitive advantage if they were to possess such information. Employee’s job duties include protecting such trade secret, proprietary, and valuable confidential business and professional information from disclosure to unauthorized individuals;

 

(f)        Employee will develop substantial relationships with HEICO’s customers and prospective customers, thereby imparting in Employee knowledge of such customers’ business affairs and requirements, as well as knowledge of the means and methods by which HEICO satisfies customers’ business needs and requirements. Employee’s job duties include developing and strengthening customer and prospective customer relationships, as well as advancing HEICO’s goodwill on a worldwide basis; and

 

(g)        Employee’s contact with customers and prospective customers may constitute HEICO’s primary, or even sole, contact with such customers. Accordingly, HEICO has placed its customer and prospective customer relationships in Employee’s hands with the confidence and trust that Employee will at all times act in HEICO’s best interest and in furtherance of HEICO’s worldwide business objectives.

 

2.         Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following definitions:

 

(a)         Competing Business . A business engaged in the repair, distribution, design, manufacturer, sale, research, development, marketing, promotion, use, importation, or exportation of aircraft parts, including, without limitation, FAA/PMA (or any successor parts thereof) and other electronic parts and components, including, those used in spacecraft, defense equipment, medical equipment, and telecommunications systems.

 

(b)         Confidential Information . The term “Confidential Information” shall mean all information and material that is not generally available to or used by the public by authorized means, and that enables HEICO to conduct business competitively in the marketplace. More specifically, Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, all correspondence, communications, studies, plans, business methods, applications, developments, inventions, quality control procedures, reports, surveys, analyses, sketches, drawings, specifications, notes, records, memoranda, computer-generated data or documents, non-public information and material relating to HEICO’s business activities and/or finances, all methods, processes, formulas, techniques, equipment, research data, experiments, marketing and sales information, personnel data, current and prospective customer lists, employee lists, supplier lists, e-mails, proposals, price lists, inventory information, marketing plans, databases, financial data, trade secrets, and any other information disclosed to, submitted to, or provided to Employee by HEICO orally, in writing, or by any other means or media. Said Confidential Information may be in either human or computer readable form, including, but not limited to, software, source code, hex code, or any other form.

 

 

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3.         Non-Compete Covenant .

 

(a)        While employed by HEICO and for a period of two (2) years following Employee’s separation of employment from HEICO for any reason, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, alone or in any capacity:

 

(i)         acquire, operate, manage, own any interest in, lend any money to, or offer any assistance or support to any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other entity, wherever located, that is engaged in any capacity in a Competing Business;

 

(ii)        be employed by, render any services to, or serve as an employee, independent contractor, agent, officer, director, manager, or consultant to any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or other entity, wherever located, that is engaged in any capacity in a Competing Business. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Employee shall not be precluded from working, at any time after his employment with HEICO terminates, at a public accounting firm and, pursuant to such employment, providing accounting, audit and related services to persons or entities in a Competing Business or to any former, existing or prospective customer of HEICO; or

 

(iii)        utilize his special knowledge of HEICO’s business, HEICO’s relationships with customers, vendors and suppliers, or HEICO’s trade secret, proprietary, and valuable confidential business and professional information (including HEICO’s Confidential Information, as defined above) to engage for himself, or on behalf or another, in a Competing Business in any location worldwide;

 

(iv)        engage in any activity, employment, or services the performance of which any Confidential Information obtained, provided or otherwise acquired by Employee, directly or indirectly, during Employee’s employment with HEICO, is likely to be used or disclosed, notwithstanding Employee’s undertaking to the contrary.

 

(b)        Notwithstanding Section 3(a) above, while employed by HEICO, and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, Employee may acquire, solely as an investment, shares of capital stock or other equity securities of any company that are traded on any national securities exchange or are regularly quoted in the over-the-counter market, so long as Employee does not control, acquire a controlling interest in, or become a member of a group that exercises direct or indirect control of more than one percent of any class of capital stock of such corporation. Employee agrees to inform HEICO’s General Counsel prior to the acquisition of any stock of HEICO, including, but not limited to, HEICO Corporation.

 

4.         Non-Solicitation Covenant .    While employed by HEICO and for a period of two (2) years following Employee’s separation of employment from HEICO for any reason, Employee shall not, whether for Employee’s own account or for the account of any person or entity:

 

 

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(i)        hire or attempt to hire, solicit or attempt to solicit, endeavor to entice away from HEICO, or otherwise interfere with any relationship that HEICO has or had with, any person who is or was employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for HEICO at any time during Employee’s employment with HEICO; or

 

(ii)        call upon, solicit for business, attempt to solicit for business, or accept business from, any former, existing or prospective customer of HEICO with whom Employee dealt or communicated at any time during his employment with HEICO.

 

5.         Scope of Covenants . Employee agrees that the covenants set forth in Sections 3 and 4 above are (i) reasonable and necessary to protect HEICO’s legitimate business interests (ii) independent of any other provision in any other agreement between or affecting Employee and HEICO, and (iii) independent of the existence of any claim or cause of action by Employee against HEICO. Any action unrelated to the covenants set forth in Sections 3 and 4 above shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement of the covenants set forth in this Agreement, including Sections 3 and 4 above. If any of the covenants set forth in Sections 3 or 4 above are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable as to the time, geographic area, range of activities covered by such covenants, or otherwise, then such covenants shall nevertheless be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law and effective for such period of time, over such geographical area, for such range of activities, or otherwise, as may be determined to be reasonable by a court of competent jurisdiction. HEICO and Employee expressly consent and agree that the scope of the covenants set forth in Sections 3 and 4 above may be judicially modified in any proceeding brought to enforce such covenants.

 

6.         Remedies for Breach of the Agreement .

 

(a)        Employee consents and agrees that if Employee violates any covenants set forth in this Agreement, then HEICO will sustain irreparable harm, and that it will be impossible or inadequate to fully measure and calculate the damages sustained by HEICO. Therefore, in addition to seeking any other remedies that may be available, HEICO shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Employee from committing, continuing to commit, or threatening to commit a violation of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting HEICO from pursuing any other remedy or remedies, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages.

 

(b)        Employee acknowledges and agrees that if legal proceedings are initiated by HEICO to enforce the covenants set forth in this Agreement, then the commencement of the restrictive covenants will begin on the date of the entry of an order granting HEICO injunctive, monetary or other relief from Employee’s actual, potential or threatened violation or breach of said restrictive covenants and will remain in effect for the next succeeding two (2) years. Employee agrees that the purpose and effect of the restrictive covenants set forth in this Agreement would be frustrated by measuring the duration of the restrictive covenants from the termination or separation of Employee’s employment where Employee failed to honor the covenants until directed to do so by court order.

 

 

 

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(c)        The existence of any claim or cause of action that Employee may have against HEICO, whether predicated upon this Agreement, any other agreement executed by HEICO and/or Employee, or any law, whether common or statutory, shall not constitute a defense to enforcement of this Agreement by HEICO. HEICO has fully performed all obligations entitling it to the benefit of the restrictive covenants set forth in this Agreement, and the restrictive covenants therefore are not executory or otherwise subject to rejection under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

(d)        The waiver by HEICO of a breach or threatened breach by Employee under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by Employee. The refusal or failure of HEICO for any reason to enforce any obligation under this Agreement (or any similar agreement) against any other employee, agent, or independent contractor retained by HEICO shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by HEICO of any similar obligation of Employee, nor shall it give rise to any claim or cause of action by Employee against HEICO.

 

7.         Survival . Employee’s obligations under this Agreement shall survive the termination or separation of Employee’s employment regardless of:

 

(a)        the position or capacity in which Employee was employed at the time of termination or separation of employment; and

 

(b)        the entity that formally employed Employee at the time of termination or separation of employment, provided that the employing entity at the time of termination or separation of employment is a parent, successor, subsidiary, affiliate, related entity, division, joint venture, or assign of HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corporation.

 

8.         Intended Beneficiaries & Assignment . Employee acknowledges that this Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of HEICO Corporation and any current and future successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities, divisions, joint ventures, and assigns of HEICO Corporation. Accordingly, this Agreement may be enforced by HEICO Corporation and any current and future parents, successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities, divisions, joint ventures, and assigns of HEICO Corporation. This Agreement and its restrictive covenants may be assigned without the knowledge or consent of Employee, and may be enforced by any assignee of, or successor to, the rights set forth in this Agreement. Employee may not assign any of his rights or obligations under this Agreement or under any Employment Agreement he may have executed.

 

9.         At-Will Employment . This Agreement is not intended to, nor shall it be construed as, altering the at-will nature of the employment relationship between Employee and HEICO. Unless otherwise set forth in a writing signed by Employee and HEICO’s President or Chief Executive Officer, and expressly setting forth a specific or definite period of employment, Employee or HEICO may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause, and with or without notice.

 

 

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10.         Governing Law . This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, whether substantive, procedural, or remedial.

 

11.         Venue & Jurisdiction . HEICO and Employee expressly, knowingly, and voluntarily agree that the convenient and exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any legal or civil action relating to or arising out of this Agreement shall be the state and federal courts of competent jurisdiction in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and no others. HEICO and Employee agree that they shall voluntarily submit to, and shall be bound by, the jurisdiction of such courts, and they irrevocably waive any defense for lack of personal jurisdiction, and any claim that any suit, action or proceeding brought in either court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

12.         Waiver of Jury Trial . The parties to this Agreement expressly waive their right to trial by jury in any action arising under this Agreement. This provision is a material term of this Agreement.

 

13.         Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between HEICO and Employee relating to the subject matter herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be charged. The parties further represent and acknowledge that by signing this Agreement they have not relied on any representation, promise, inducement, or statement made by the other party not incorporated in this Agreement, but instead have relied solely on the written terms of this Agreement.

 

 

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14.         Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one of the same instrument.

 

 

Carlos Macau: /s/ CARLOS MACAU 
  Carlos Macau:
     
  Address: 11345 SW 77th Avenue
    Miami, FL 33156

 

 

HEICO: HEICO Corporation
     
     
  By: /s/ THOMAS S. IRWIN
  Print Name: Thomas S. Irwin
  Print Title: EVP and Treasurer

 

  Address: 385 Brickell Bay Drive, Suite 1644
    Miami, FL 33131
    Attention: Chairman and CEO

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

Amendment

to

Key Employee Termination Agreement

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO KEY EMPLOYEE TERMINATION AGREEMENT (the “ Amendment Agreement ”), dated as of May 29, 2012, is by and between HEICO Corporation (the “ Company ”) and Thomas S. Irwin (the “ Executive ”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Amendment Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement (as the term is defined below).

 

Recitals

 

A.          The Company and the Executive entered into that certain Key Employee Termination Agreement, dated as of April 5, 1988 (the “ Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company provided the Executive with assurances of continued active participation in the business of the Company and for compensation in the event of a Change in Control of the Company while the Executive was still an employee of the Company.

 

B.          The Executive’s employment with the Company has continued uninterrupted since the date of the Agreement and the parties have determined that it is no longer necessary to maintain the Agreement or the benefits thereof.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants, conditions and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.          Effective Date . This Amendment Agreement shall be effective as of June 1, 2012 (the “ Effective Date ”).

 

Section 2.         Termination of Agreement . Notwithstanding anything contained in the Agreement, or elsewhere, to the contrary, including the terms of Section 1(iii) of the Agreement, as of the Effective Date the Agreement shall is hereby terminated and shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Section 3.         Miscellaneous .

 

(a)         Headings . The descriptive headings contained in this Amendment Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment Agreement.

 

(b)         Applicable Law . This Amendment Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without having regard to conflict of law principles.

 

  
 

 

 

(c)         Assignability . This Amendment Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. This Amendment Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder may not be assigned or assumed by operation of law or otherwise without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

(d)         Counterparts . This Amendment Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that facsimile and PDF signatures of this Amendment Agreement shall have the same force and effect as original signatures.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Amendment Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

Company: HEICO Corporation
     
     
  By: /s/ LAURANS A. MENDELSON
    Laurans A. Mendelson, Chairman of
    the Board of Directors and Chief
    Executive Officer
     
Executive:   /s/ THOMAS S. IRWIN
    Thomas S. Irwin

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

May 29, 2012

Thomas S. Irwin (954) 987-4000 ext. 7560

Victor H. Mendelson (305) 374-1745 ext. 7590

 

 

HEICO CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CHANGES

 

Hollywood, FL and Miami, FL – HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI.A) (NYSE: HEI) today announced that as part of its management succession plans, Thomas S. Irwin, HEICO’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer will be promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, and will continue as a member of the Office of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors of the Company’s principal subsidiaries. In addition the Company announced that Carlos L. Macau has been appointed Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective June 1, 2012. Mr. Irwin will focus his attention principally on strategic matters and, for a period of time, the orderly transition of his Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer duties to Mr. Macau.

 

Mr. Macau, 45 years old, joins HEICO from the international public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP where he served as Audit Partner and has 22 years of financial and accounting experience serving a number of public and private manufacturing and service clients in a broad range of industries. His client responsibilities included serving as HEICO’s lead client services partner for five years. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Indiana State University. Mr. Macau is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.

 

The Company also announced that, effective June 1, 2012, Steven M. Walker, currently HEICO’s Corporate Controller, will be promoted to Chief Accounting Officer in addition to his duties as Assistant Treasurer.

 

Mr. Walker, 48 years old, has served as our Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer since joining HEICO in 2002. Previously, Mr. Walker held various financial positions at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and AMR Corporation. Mr. Walker began his professional career with Ernst & Young and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Walker holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

 

Commenting on these management changes, HEICO’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurans A. Mendelson, and HEICO’s Co-Presidents, Eric A. and Victor H. Mendelson, jointly

 

 
 

 

remarked, “We are pleased to attract and retain this trio of talented financial executives. Carlos’ extensive experience in public accounting and knowledge of HEICO will prove invaluable to management. Having had the pleasure of knowing and working with Carlos for over 10 years, we are excited to work with him in his new role. We have worked with Tom for decades and Steve for 10 years and, teamed with Carlos, they will ensure a smooth transition as Tom continues to contribute to the Company in both financial and non-financial areas going forward. Since 1990, HEICO, through its management team, supported by an outstanding Board of Directors and our over 3,000 dedicated Team Members, has achieved a compound annual growth record of sales, earnings and stock price of approximately 20%. With this trio of executives and the talented financial team that supports them, we believe we are prepared to continue to pursue and achieve our strategic growth objectives in the future.”

 

Mr. Irwin, who joined HEICO in 1982 as its Chief Financial Officer, commented, “I am proud that I’ve spent most of my professional career at HEICO working with people I respect and admire. I look forward to continuing to help build our great Company in the years ahead. I am also fortunate to have worked extensively with Carlos and Steve for many years and I have total confidence in them.”

 

HEICO Corporation is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries through its Hollywood, FL-based Flight Support Group and its Miami, FL-based Electronic Technologies Group. HEICO’s customers include a majority of the world’s airlines and overhaul shops as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide in addition to medical, telecommunications and electronics equipment manufacturers. For more information about HEICO, please visit our web site at http://www.heico.com .

 

Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and contingencies. HEICO’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements as a result of factors including, but not limited to: lower demand for commercial air travel or airline fleet changes, which could cause lower demand for our goods and services; product specification costs and requirements, which could cause an increase to our costs to complete contracts; governmental and regulatory demands, export policies and restrictions, reductions in defense, space or homeland security spending by U.S. and/or foreign customers or competition from existing and new competitors, which could reduce our sales; HEICO’s ability to introduce new products and product pricing levels, which could reduce our sales or sales growth and HEICO’s ability to make acquisitions and achieve operating synergies from acquired businesses, customer credit risk, interest and income tax rates and economic conditions within and outside of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries, which could negatively impact our costs and revenues. Parties receiving this material are encouraged to review all of HEICO’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to filings on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.