Company: WKC
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058752
Chunk: 59

Company: WORLD KINECT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 59
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bar in the preceding 6 months or 1 year, in certain cases, other than an insubstantial and inadvertent failure that is remedied by us; (iii) if we require Mr. Kasbar to be based at a location outside of Miami-Dade County, Florida; (iv) our failure to obtain any successor’s agreement to perform and assume the Kasbar Agreement; and (v) without the express prior written consent of Mr. Kasbar, assigning Mr. Kasbar any duties that are materially inconsistent with his current position (including titles and reporting relationships) or making any other material adverse change in his position, authority, responsibilities or status.

Birns Agreement— The definition of “good reason” in the Birns Agreement means the occurrence of any of the following (i) the assignment of any duties to the executive that are materially inconsistent with his position, authority, duties or responsibility or any other action by us that results in a material diminution in his position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding any action not taken by us in bad faith and that is thereafter remedied by us; (ii) any reduction in, or failure to pay his base salary other than a reduction or failure remedied by us; (iii) within two years after the occurrence of a change of control, any failure by us to provide the executive with bonus and equity opportunities, or employee benefits and perquisites in the aggregate, that are not less than those provided to him in the calendar year immediately preceding the change of control, other than a failure not occurring in bad faith that is remedied by us; or (iv) if we require the executive to be based at any office or location outside of Miami-Dade or Broward County, Florida.

ESP— The definition of “good reason” under the ESP is substantially the same as the definition included in the Birns Agreement, except that the events have to have occurred within two years after a “Change of Control” (as defined in the ESP). Specifically, an ESP Executive will have the ability to terminate his or her employment with “good reason” upon the happening of any of the following within two years after a “Change of Control”: (i) the assignment to the executive of any duties materially inconsistent with his or her position, authority, duties or responsibility or any other action by us that results in a material diminution in his or her position, authority, duties or responsibilities, excluding any action not taken by us in bad faith that is remedied by us; (ii) any