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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): January 20, 2022
ICF International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-33045
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22-3661438
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia
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22031
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(703) 934-3000
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Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbols(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock
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ICFI
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NASDAQ
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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:
☐ 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))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐ Emerging growth company
☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 24, 2022, it was announced that Bettina Welsh, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ICF International, Inc. (the “Company”), would be leaving the Company and her position as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Welsh’s departure is not due to any disagreement or dispute with the Company. Ms. Welsh will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer through the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. She will continue to be employed as an executive until April 8, 2022 to support the Company during the transition of her responsibilities to her successor. Ms. Welsh will also receive compensation in accordance with previously filed agreements and as set forth in the Separation Agreement and Release filed herewith.
The Company announced the hiring of Barry Broadus as an executive effective January 31, 2022. Mr. Broadus will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer, on or about February 28, 2022, following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. He will work with Ms. Welsh and others during the period prior to such filing and thereafter during her transition period. Mr. Broadus has extensive experience as an executive and senior financial officer with almost 30 years’ experience in the U.S. Government services sector. He was recently Chief Financial Officer of Dovel Technologies. He has also served as CFO of SRI International, Constellis, and Alion Science and Technology, and held senior financial leadership positions with SAIC and EDS along with U.S. military service. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama and has been a Certified Public Accountant.
There are no arrangements or understanding between Mr. Broadus and any other persons, pursuant to which he will be elected as Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships between any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and Mr. Broadus. Mr. Broadus is not a part of any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The press release containing this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
In connection with his election as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Broadus will receive an annual base salary of $450,000. Mr. Broadus will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s corporate bonus plan, with performance-based targets of up to 70% of base salary under our annual incentive plan and up to 125% of base salary under our long-term equity incentive plan, in each case based on performance measures set and being satisfied, as determined by the Human Capital Committee of the Board. He will also receive a sign-on incentive in the amount of $200,000, which will be issued in the form of a grant of restricted stock units. The sign-on equity grant will vest over a period of three (3) years from the grant, with 25% vesting on the first and second anniversaries of the grant date and 50% vesting on the third anniversary of the grant date.
For additional information, see the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in the press release attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Severance Agreement
We entered into a severance letter agreement with Mr. Broadus, with terms as described below. The terms of this severance letter agreement (the “Agreement”) are the same as in place with other named executive officers of the Company.
Under the Agreement, severance is available in the event (i) the executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated without Cause (as defined in our most current Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)) before a Change of Control (as defined in the Plan by reference to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)), or (ii) in the event there is a Change of Control and within twelve months thereafter the executive’s employment is involuntarily terminated without Cause or terminated by the executive for Good Reason (as defined in the Plan). The Agreement also provide us with certain "clawback" rights as described below.
Not for Cause Termination Other than Following a Change of Control
In the event we involuntarily terminate an executive’s employment for a reason other than Cause, death, disability, or retirement, not within twelve months after a Change of Control, the executive is entitled to receive the following benefits:
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twelve months of severance pay calculated based on the executive's base salary at the time of termination, payable commencing within 60 days after termination in accordance with our normal payroll practices;
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the executive’s target bonus for the year in which the executive’s employment was involuntarily terminated, payable in a lump sum within 90 days after termination;
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the option to continue the executive’s health insurance coverage in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”),with the monthly COBRA premiums for the executive and dependents during the severance payment period being equal to the amount the executive would have paid each month for such group health plan coverage had the executive remained actively employed, which premiums will be payable by the executive, such benefit to cease if the executive becomes employed and is eligible to receive group health plan coverage from a new employer; and
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the option to participate in a six-month executive career transition service.
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Termination without Cause or for Good Reason Following a Change of Control
In the event that, within twelve months after a Change of Control, the executive’s employment is terminated without Cause by us or by the executive for Good Reason, the executive is entitled to receive the following:
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twenty-four months of severance pay calculated based on the executive's base salary at the time of termination, payable in a lump sum within 60 days following termination;
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the sum of (i) the executive’s target bonus for the year in which the executive’s employment was involuntarily terminated, plus (ii) a prorated share of the executive’s target bonus for the year in which the executive’s employment was involuntarily terminated based on the number of full months in the final calendar year in which the executive was employed, payable in a lump sum within 90 days after termination;
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the option to continue the executive’s health insurance coverage in accordance with COBRA, with the monthly COBRA premiums for the executive and dependents during the severance payment period being equal to the amount the executive would have paid each month for such group health plan coverage had the executive remained actively employed, which premiums will be payable by the executive, such benefit to cease if the executive becomes employed and is eligible to receive group health plan coverage from the new employer; and
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the option to participate in a six-month executive career transition service.
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The vesting of any equity awards will be in accordance with the Plan and the applicable award agreement.
Under the Agreement, “Good Reason” means if, within the twelve months following a Change of Control, any of the following events occur to which the executive has not consented in writing: (i) a material reduction of the nature and scope of the authority, functions, or duties that were assigned to the executive immediately prior to the Change of Control; (ii) a material reduction in the compensation the executive was eligible to receive (including applicable bonus plans) immediately prior to the Change of Control; (iii) we relocate the executive’s primary office and work location 50 miles or more away from the primary office and work location at which the executive was situated immediately prior to the Change of Control; or (iv) the entity effectuating the Change of Control fails to adopt the Agreement.
Excise Tax Mitigation
The Agreement provides that in the event we determine that any payment, distribution, or other action to or for the executive’s benefit (whether paid, payable, accelerated, distributed, or distributable pursuant to the terms of the Plan or otherwise) could reasonably be expected to cause any loss of deductions under Code Section 280G, we have the authority to reduce any or all such payments, distributions, or other actions to the extent reasonably necessary to avoid the imposition of such excise tax. The order of any such reductions will begin with benefits that are exempt from Code Section 409A and will only reduce other benefits to the extent necessary.
Clawback Events
The Agreement also provides that, except following a Change of Control, we have “clawback” rights with respect to “Excess Incentive Awards” arising from “Clawback Events” as defined in the Agreement. Except in situations involving fraud (as to which the statute of limitations will apply), the Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors, may, within three years after the latest to occur of a Clawback Event or harm to us, determine and recommend to the Board of Directors (acting in its sole discretion, but in good faith) that we recover (including, without limitation, through forfeiture) all or a portion of any incentive compensation (including short-term incentive awards or bonuses and long-term (equity) incentive awards) that was granted after the date of the Agreement based wholly or in part on a financial reporting, stock price or similar shareholder return measure under an incentive compensation plan or other incentive compensation arrangement with respect to any of our fiscal year(s) that were negatively affected by such events or matters. For the avoidance of doubt, base salary, severance payments and equity awards that were not granted after the date of the Agreement based wholly or in part on a financial reporting, stock price or similar shareholder return measure, such as equity awards that vest based on the passage of time, are excluded from the operation of the clawback provisions.
Following and based upon the recommendation of the Human Capital Committee, the independent members of the Board of Directors will review the recommendation and determine whether to direct us to assess a recovery from the executive and the amount of recovery to be assessed as an Excess Incentive Award (as defined below). In no event will the amount to be recovered from the executive by us in such situations be less than the amount required to be repaid or recovered as a matter of law.
The Board, acting through the independent directors, will determine whether we will recover from the executive such amounts by: (i) seeking repayment, (ii) forfeiting or reducing (subject to applicable law and the terms and conditions of the applicable plan, program or arrangement) the amount that would otherwise be payable to the executive under any compensatory plan, program, or arrangement maintained by us, (iii) withholding payment of future increases in the executive’s compensation (including the payment of any discretionary bonus amount) or grants of compensatory awards that would otherwise have been made in accordance with our otherwise applicable compensation practices, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing. If so determined by the Board, the executive is required to repay the Excess Incentive Award to us.
The Agreement defines a “Clawback Event” to include:
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the executive’s acts or omissions (whether or not constituting misconduct) that are a significant contributing factor to us having to restate our financial statements;
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the fact that our financial results, as used to determine the executive’s incentive compensation, are found to reflect a material error or otherwise be materially inaccurate, whether or not the executive was responsible for, or the executive’s actions were a significant contributing factor with respect to, the inaccuracy; and/or
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the executive engaged in conduct that is or could have been a basis for termination for Cause, and which causes a material and adverse reputational or other financial harm to us.
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An “Excess Incentive Award” is the amount of the clawback determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Agreement. For illustrative purposes:
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in the case of a restatement, the Excess Incentive Award would generally be no more than the positive difference, if any, between the short-term incentive awards or bonuses paid to the executive and the amounts(s) of such payments that would have been payable to the executive had the amount(s) of the award(s) been calculated based on our financial statements, as restated, plus an amount reflecting the effect of the restatement on long-term (equity) incentive awards that were granted after the date of the Agreement based wholly or in part on a financial reporting, stock price or similar shareholder return measure;
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in the case of a material error or inaccuracy in the financial statements, the Excess Incentive Award would generally be no more than the positive difference, if any, between the short-term incentive awards or bonuses paid to the executive and the amount(s) of such payments that would have been payable to the executive had the amount(s) of the award(s) been calculated based on our financial statements, after correcting for such material error or inaccuracy, plus an amount reflecting the effect of the material error or inaccuracy on the value of long-term (equity) incentive awards that were granted after the date of the Agreement based wholly or in part on a financial reporting, stock price or similar shareholder return measure; and
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in the case of conduct by the executive that causes a material and adverse reputational or other financial harm, the Excess Incentive Award will be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors in accordance with the clawback provisions in the Agreement and be reasonably proportional, taking into account the egregiousness of the executive’s conduct, as alleged, whether the harm is directly connected to the executive’s conduct, the degree of financial harm to investors, and actual impact on our ability to earn new work from its customers.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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10.1
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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ICF International, Inc.
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Date: January 24, 2022
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By:
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/s/ John Wasson
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John Wasson
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ICF to Name Barry Broadus Chief Financial Officer
FAIRFAX, Va., January 24, 2022 – ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, today announced that it plans to name Barry Broadus chief financial officer (CFO) effective February 28, 2022. Broadus will replace Bettina Garcia Welsh, who will be leaving ICF to pursue new opportunities. Welsh has agreed to stay on at ICF as an advisor through early April 2022 to ensure a seamless transition.
“We appreciate the valuable contributions Bettina has made during her tenure at ICF. She has built a strong financial team and under her leadership we have made significant progress in strengthening our financial capabilities, systems and processes to support ICF’s continued growth. We wish her the best in her new endeavors,” said John Wasson, chairman and chief executive officer.
Broadus is a seasoned financial executive with more than 30 years of financial management experience and proven expertise in strategic planning, financial reporting, M&A, and accounting and regulatory compliance for domestic and international businesses. Most recently he was the CFO of Dovel Technologies a provider of technology solutions to federal government agencies with a focus in the health, human services and public safety markets that was acquired in October 2021. Previously Broadus served as CFO of SRI International, Constellis, and Alion Science and Technology.
“Barry brings a wealth of valuable experience to ICF,” said Wasson. “He has built an excellent reputation as a financial leader at fast-growing professional services firms that provide consulting and complex technology solutions to a large roster of federal government agency clients. With his in-depth knowledge of our markets and successful track record, Barry will make an excellent addition to our leadership team.”
“I look forward to joining a company that not only has experienced strong expansion, but also has the potential for significant growth for many years to come,” said Broadus. “This is an excellent opportunity to leverage my financial experience to contribute to the positive impact ICF has on its clients and markets and support continued value creation for the company.”
Broadus received a B.S. in commerce and business administration with a major in accounting from the University of Alabama.
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Company Contact: Lauren Dyke, lauren.dyke@ICF.com, +1.571.373.5577
Investor Contact: Lynn Morgen, lynn.morgen@advisiry.com
About ICF
ICF is a global consulting services company with approximately 8,000 full- and part-time employees, but we are not your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape the future. Learn more at icf.com.
Caution Concerning Forward-looking Statements
Statements that are not historical facts and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may concern our current expectations about our future results, plans, operations and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to the government contracting industry generally; our particular business, including our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal government agencies; our ability to acquire and successfully integrate businesses; and the effects of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and related federal, state and local government actions and reactions on the health of our staff and that of our clients, the continuity of our and our clients’ operations, our results of operations and our outlook. These and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those indicated in forward-looking statements that are included in the "Risk Factors" section of our securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in the future.
