16. Subsequent Events

PPP Loan

As discussed in “Note 9 – Long Term Debt – PPP Loan,” the Company entered into a promissory note with PNC, our credit facility lender, in the amount of $5,666,300 (“PPP Loan”) under the PPP. The PPP was established under the recently enacted CARES Act (as amended by the Flexibility Act signed into law on June 5, 2020) and is administered by the SBA. On July 9, 2020, the Company repaid approximately $327,000 of the PPP Loan to PNC resulting from an error made in the loan calculation at the time of the loan origination.

Employment Agreements

On July 22, 2020, the Company’s Board appointed Richard Grondin to the position of EVP of Waste Treatment Operations and an executive officer of the Company. Mr. Grondin previously held the position of Vice President of Western Operations within our Treatment Segment. Immediately after the appointment of Richard Grondin to the position of EVP of Waste Treatment Operations and an executive officer of the Company, the Company’s Compensation Committee and the Board approved, and the Company entered into, an employment agreement with each of Mark Duff, CEO (the “CEO Employment Agreement”), Dr. Louis Centofanti, EVP of Strategic Initiatives (the “EVP of Strategic Initiatives Employment Agreement”), Ben Naccarato, CFO (the “CFO Employment Agreement”), Andrew Lombardo, EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services (the “EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services Employment Agreement”), and Richard Grondin, EVP of Waste Treatment Operations (the “EVP of Waste Treatment Operations Employment Agreement”), collectively with the CEO Employment Agreement, the EVP of Strategic Initiative Employment Agreement, the CFO Employment Agreement, the EVP of Nuclear and Technical Services Employment Agreement and the EVP of Waste Treatment Operations Employment Agreement, the “New Employment Agreements” and each individually the “New Employment Agreement”. The Company had previously entered into an employment agreement with each of Mark Duff, Dr. Louis Centofanti and Ben Naccarato on September 8, 2017, all three of which were due to expire on September 8, 2020. These three employment agreements dated September 8, 2017 were terminated effective July, 22, 2020.

Pursuant to New Employment Agreements, which are effective July 22, 2020, each of these executive officers is provided an annual salary, which annual salary may be increased, but not reduced, from time to time as determined by the Compensation Committee. As a result of Richard Grondin’s promotion to EVP of Waste Treatment and an executive officer of the Company, his annual salary was increased from $208,000 as Vice President of Western Operations within our Treatment Segment to $240,000, effective July 22, 2020. No change was made to the salary of the remaining executive officers for fiscal year 2020. In addition, each of these executive officers is entitled to participate in the Company’s broad-based benefits plans and to certain performance compensation payable under separate Management Incentive Plans (“MIP”) as approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee and the Company’s Board. The Company’s Compensation Committee and the Board approved individual 2020 MIP on January 16, 2020 (which are effective January 1, 2020) for each Mark Duff, Dr. Louis Centofanti, Ben Naccarato and Andrew Lombardo which remains effective for fiscal year 2020. See “MIP” below for the MIP approved by the Compensation Committee and the Board for Richard Grondin.

Each of the New Employment Agreements is effective for three years from July 22, 2020 (the “Initial Term”) unless earlier terminated by the Company or by the executive officer. At the end of the Initial Term of each New Employment Agreement, each New Employment Agreement will automatically be extended for one additional year, unless at least six months prior to the expiration of the Initial Term, the Company or the executive officer provides written notice not to extend the terms of the New Employment Agreement.

Pursuant to the New Employment Agreements, if the executive officer’s employment is terminated due to death/disability or for cause (as defined in the agreements), the Company will pay to the executive officer or to his estate an amount equal to the sum of any unpaid base salary and accrued unused vacation time through the date of termination and any benefits due to the executive officer under any employee benefit plan (the “Accrued Amounts”) plus any performance compensation payable pursuant to the MIP with respect to the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of termination.

If the executive officer terminates his employment for “good reason” (as defined in the agreements) or is terminated by the Company without cause (including any such termination for “good reason” or without cause within 24 months after a Change in Control (as defined in the agreement)), the Company will pay the executive officer the Accrued Amounts, two years of full base salary, and two times the performance compensation (under the MIP) earned with respect to the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of termination provided the performance compensation earned with respect to the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of termination has not been paid. If performance compensation earned with respect to the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of termination has been made to the executive officer, the executive officer will be paid an additional year of the performance compensation earned with respect to the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of termination. If the executive terminates his employment for a reason other than for good reason, the Company will pay to the executive an amount equal to the Accrued Amounts plus any performance compensation payable pursuant to the MIP with respect to the fiscal year immediately preceding the date of termination.

If there is a Change in Control (as defined in the agreements), all outstanding stock options to purchase common stock held by the executive officer will immediately become exercisable in full commencing on the date of termination through the original term of the options. In the event of the death of an executive officer, all outstanding stock options to purchase common stock held by the executive officer will immediately become exercisable in full commencing on the date of death, with such options exercisable for the lesser of the original option term or twelve months from the date of the executive officer’s death. In the event an executive officer terminates his employment for “good reason” or is terminated by the Company without cause, all outstanding stock options to purchase common stock held by the executive officer will immediately become exercisable in full commencing on the date of termination, with such options exercisable for the lesser of the original option term or within 60 days from the date of the executive’s date of termination. Severance benefits payable with respect to a termination (other than Accrued Amounts) shall not be payable until the termination constitutes a “separation from service” (as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)).

MIP

On July 22, 2020, upon the approval of the EVP of Waste Treatment Operations Employment Agreement as discussed above, the Company’s Board and the Company’s Compensation Committee approved a MIP for Richard Grondin effective January 1, 2020, applicable for fiscal 2020. The MIP provides guidelines for the calculation of annual cash incentive-based compensation, subject to Compensation Committee oversight and modification. The MIP awards cash compensation based on achievement of performance thresholds, with the amount of such compensation established as a percentage of the Mr. Grondin’s 2020 annual base salary as the EVP of Waste Treatment Operations. The potential target performance compensation ranges from 5% to 100% ($12,000 to $240,000) of the base salary for the EVP of Waste Treatment Operations, which became effective on July 22, 2020.

PFMI

As discussed in “Note 11- Discontinued Operations,” the Company’s discontinued operations included a note receivable in the original amount of approximately $375,000 recorded in May 2016 resulting from the sale of property at its PFMI subsidiary. On July 24, 2020, the purchaser of the property paid off the outstanding note receivable balance of approximately $105,000.

Legal Matter

During July 2020, Tetra Tech EC, Inc. (“Tetra Tech”) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against CH2M Hill, Inc. (“CH2M”) and four subcontractors of CH2M, including the Company (“defendants”). The complaint alleges claims for negligence, negligent misrepresentation and equitable indemnification against all defendants related to alleged damages suffered by Tetra Tech in respect of certain draft reports prepared by defendants at the request of the U.S. Navy as part of an investigation and review of certain whistleblower complaints about Tetra Tech’s environmental restoration at the Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco.

CH2M was hired by the Navy in 2016 to review Tetra Tech’s work. CH2M subcontracted with environmental consulting and cleanup firms Battelle Memorial Institute, Cabrera Services, Inc., SC&A, Inc. and the Company to assist with the review, according to the complaint.

The complaint alleges that the subject draft reports were prepared negligently and in a biased manner, made public, and caused damage to Tetra Tech’s reputation; triggering related lawsuits and costing it opportunities for both government and commercial contracts.

At this time, the Company does not believe it has any liability to Tetra Tech, and has provided notice of the claim to its insurance carrier. The Company intends to vigorously defend the claims.