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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
Transition and Separation Agreement with Matthew Hulett
On April 29, 2024, the Company and Mathew Hulett entered into a Transition and Separation Agreement pursuant to which Mr. Hulett resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer, and also as a director, of the Company effective April 29, 2024 (the “Hulett Agreement”). Under the terms of the Hulett Agreement, Mr. Hulett remained employed by the Company through May 10, 2024 to assist the Company in transition matters, and the Company will pay Mr. Hulett severance compensation thereafter in the form of the continuation of his base salary
and reimbursement of COBRA premiums through August 30, 2024, which was the scheduled expiration date of his employment agreement. The Hulett Agreement also provided that the Company cancelled the 510,000 performance restricted shares granted in August 2021, and accelerated the vesting of Mr. Hulett’s remaining unvested shares of restricted common stock (consisting of 30,000 shares) previously granted under a Restricted Stock Agreement between the Company and Mr. Hulett which would have otherwise vested on August 30, 2024.
Appointment of Sandra Campos as Chief Executive Officer
On April 29, 2024, the Company appointed Sandra Campos, an existing director of the Company, as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer and President. On the same date, the Company and Ms. Campos entered into an Executive Employment Agreement setting forth the terms under which Ms. Campos was employed by the Company as Chief Executive Officer and President (the “Employment Agreement”). Ms. Campos will continue to serve as a director of the Company for so long as she remains Chief Executive Officer and President.
Ms. Campos’ Employment Agreement provides for an initial employment term of 3 years and for automatic renewal for successive 1-year terms thereafter unless either party provides notice of non renewal at least 60 days prior to the end of the then-current term. As provided in the Employment Agreement, Ms. Campos will serve the Company on a full-time basis and will receive an annual base salary of $550,000, which may be increased in the discretion of the board of directors (but may not be decreased other than as part of a proportionate reduction in management salaries and wages applicable to all senior management). Ms. Campos will receive a signing bonus of $120,000, which is subject to repayment if Ms. Campos leaves the Company within one year under circumstances detailed in the Employment Agreement. Ms. Campos will also receive customary expense reimbursement (in accordance with the Company’s standard policies), and will receive the medical, health, and other benefits provided to Company employees generally, including participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan on the same basis as other employees generally. The Employment Agreement provides that Ms. Campos will be eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based on annual performance goals determined by the Company’s board of directors, with a target annual bonus of 100% of Ms. Campos’ base salary and a maximum bonus of 200% of base salary. The agreement includes customary restrictive covenants, including confidentiality and non-solicitation covenants and a one-year post-employment non-compete restriction.
Under the Employment Agreement, Ms. Campos will be entitled to equity grants under the Company’s current or future equity plan, as follows: On April 29, 2024, Ms. Campos received a grant of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the Company’s 2022 Employee Equity Compensation Plan for a number of RSUs equal to $2.0 million divided by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on the date of grant. Such RSUs will vest in one-third increments on each of the first 3 anniversaries of the date of grant so long as Ms. Campos continues to be employed by the Company on each vesting date, and such RSUs will otherwise contain the standard provisions for RSU grants by the Company. Thereafter, Ms. Campos will be entitled to annual grants of RSUs and performance stock units (“PSUs”) having an aggregate value per grant of $750,000 for the annual RSU grant and $750,000 for the annual PSU grant, with such value being calculated based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant but subject to a floor of $4.00 per share. The RSUs included in any such annual grants will vest in the same manner as the initial RSU grant, and the PSUs will have a 3-year performance period and such performance goals and other terms as shall be determined by the Company’s board of directors.
Appointment of Justin L. Mennen as a Director
On May 16, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PetMed Express, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Justin L. Mennen to serve as a director of the Company beginning June 3, 2024. Mr. Mennen will hold this position until the 2024 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified, subject to his earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Mennen has been appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Mennen will receive compensation in accordance with the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Program.
Transition and Separation Agreement with Christine Chambers
On May 31, 2024, PetMed Express, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Transition and Separation Agreement (the “Chambers Agreement”) with Christine Chambers, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, pursuant to which the Company and Ms. Chambers agreed to the mutual termination of Ms. Chambers’ employment with the Company following a transition period. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company and Ms. Chambers mutually agreed to terminate the Executive Employment Agreement, dated August 3, 2022, between the Company and Ms. Chambers effective immediately (notwithstanding the scheduled expiration date of August 3, 2024), provided that Ms. Chambers will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer on a full-time basis for a transition period (the “Transition Period”) that will end on the fifth business day after the Company files its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Company’s fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024, or, if earlier, upon the fifteenth day after written notice by the Company of the earlier termination of the Transition Period. Ms. Chambers will work with and cooperate with the Company in transitioning her duties and responsibilities to such successor.
The Chambers Agreement provides that, during the Transition Period, Ms. Chambers will continue to receive her current base salary and benefits, and upon the completion of the Transition Period and contingent on Ms. Chambers’ complying with the terms of the Chambers Agreement, the Company will accelerate the vesting of all unvested restricted shares and restricted stock units that were originally scheduled to vest on or before August 3, 2025. Ms. Chambers has agreed to a customary general release and waiver of claims against the Company in exchange for the Company’s covenants and agreements set forth in the Chambers Agreement.