SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2024-10-24

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i47bda2d7bad24198a48dd35e6551c945_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><img alt="image_0.jpg" src="image_0.jpg" style="height:33px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:624px"><img alt="image_1.jpg" src="image_1.jpg" style="height:60px;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:180px"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Transition Agreement</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Transition Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is entered into by and between Dustin T. Smith (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Executive</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) and Wabash National Corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Company</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), effective as of this 19th day of August, 2024.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Executive currently serves as the Company&#8217;s Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Executive is currently a participant in the Company&#8217;s Executive Severance Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">ESP</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), the Company&#8217;s Change in Control Severance Pay Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Change in Control Plan</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) and the Company&#8217;s other incentive compensation and employee benefit programs.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive desire to specify the timing and terms of the Executive&#8217;s separation from employment and transition, including the Executive&#8217;s duties during such transition period and the benefits to which he will be entitled.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Resignation from Officer Role&#59; Separation&#59; Transition Services</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Effective as of the end of the day on September 1, 2024 (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Transition Date</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), the Executive hereby resigns his position as Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company and from any other positions as an executive officer, officer or director the Executive may hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms hereof or extended thereafter upon mutual agreement of the parties, the Executive&#8217;s employment with the Company shall terminate on December 1, 2024 (such actual date of termination, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times Ne