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ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.[IEP]

Date Filed : Apr 05, 2021

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UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuantto Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 5, 2021(April 4, 2021)

 

(Commission File Number)

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specifiedin Its Charter)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(Telephone Number)

(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification
No.)

1-9516

ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.

16690 Collins Ave, PH-1

Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160

(305) 422-4100

Delaware 13-3398766
       
333-118021-01

ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.

16690 Collins Ave, PH-1

Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160

(305) 422-4100

Delaware 13-3398767

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if ChangedSince Last Report)

N/A

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intendedto simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communication 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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Depositary Units of Icahn Enterprises L.P.Representing Limited Partner Interests   IEP   Nasdaq Global Select Market

  

Indicateby check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Emerging growth company ¨

 

Ifan emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

  

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

OnApril 5, 2021, Icahn Enterprises L.P. issued a press release reporting its estimated indicative net asset value for the first quarterof 2021. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election ofDirectors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 4, 2021, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises”)entered into an offer letter (the “offer letter”) with Aris Kekedjian pursuant to which Mr. Kekedjian will serve as the Presidentand Chief Executive Officer of Icahn Enterprises, Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. (“Icahn Enterprises Holdings”) and IcahnEnterprises G.P. Inc. (“Icahn Enterprises GP”), the general partner of Icahn Enterprises and Icahn Enterprises Holdings, witha start date on or around April 21, 2021 (the “effective date”).

 

Mr. Kekedjian will be, among other things, principally responsiblefor overseeing portfolio company operations and involved with acquisitions, dispositions and financings engaged in by Icahn Enterprises,Icahn Enterprises Holdings and its subsidiaries.

 

During his term of employment, Mr. Kekedjian will be paid a base salaryat the rate of $1,500,000 per annum. Mr. Kekedjian will be eligible to receive an annual discretionary cash bonus with a target amountof $2,000,000 (including a pro-rata amount for calendar year 2021). Mr. Kekedjian will also receive a grant on or around the effectivedate, under Icahn Enterprises 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”), of a number of deferred depositary units determinedby dividing $7,500,000 by the 180-day VWAP of depositary units ending on the trading day immediately prior to the grant date. The deferreddepositary units will cliff vest and cease to be deferred units on the date that is three years following the date of the grant (subjectto the other terms and conditions set forth in the LTIP and applicable award agreement to be entered into in connection with the grantof deferred depositary units). The Board of Directors will determine in its sole discretion the timing and amounts of any subsequent equitygrants, if any.

 

In addition, in the event that Mr. Kekedjian is terminated by IcahnEnterprises without “cause” (as defined in the offer letter) at any time or in the event of his death or disability, he shallbe entitled to a pro-rata cash bonus of the target bonus amount for the calendar year of the termination and a pro-rata portion of thegrant of the deferred depositary units will become immediately vested and the remaining portion of the grant will be forfeited.

 

As ManagingPartner of Webbs Hill Partners, LLC Mr. Kekedjian has advised on and provided strategic and financial solutions in the fintech, sustainabilityand other emerging industries. Mr. Kekedjian has also served as a strategic advisor to ECN Capital, a finance company listed on the TorontoStock Exchange. From 1989 to 2019, Mr. Kekedjian served in various positions with General Electric Company, most recently as Chief InvestmentOfficer and Head of Business Development of the company. Previous roles included Vice-President of Business Development at GE Capital,Chief Financial Officer of GE Money in EMEA and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital in MEA. He currently serves on the board of directorsof the special purpose acquisition companies FinServ Acquisition Corp. and Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corporation, and served on theboard of directors of transportation and logistics company XPO Logistics, Inc., transportation geotechnology provider Maptuit, which isnow part of Verizon, and on the advisory board of enterprise-software company eMOBUS, which is now part of Asentinel. Mr. Kekedjianholds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance and international business from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

 

Mr. Kekedjian will succeed Keith Cozza, the current President and ChiefExecutive Officer, who will resign from those positions concurrently with Mr. Kekedjian’s appointment on the effective date. Mr.Kekedjian will also be appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of Icahn Enterprises GP (the “Board of Directors”)effective upon the effective date, and Mr. Cozza will resign as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Cozza will remain with Icahn Enterprisesto provide transition services through May 31, 2021, and will be entitled to any payments due to him under his existing employment agreement.Mr. Cozza’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with Icahn Enterprises GP, Icahn Enterprises or Icahn EnterprisesHoldings on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

 

SungHwan Cho, the Chief Financial Officer of Icahn Enterprises anda member of the Board of Directors, notified Icahn Enterprises that he will be resigning from his positions. Mr. Cho will remain withIcahn Enterprises as the Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors through a mutually agreeable transition period,and will resign from the Board of Directors upon his departure. The Board of Directors has initiated a search process to identify a successorto Mr. Cho. Mr. Cho’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with Icahn Enterprises GP, Icahn Enterprises or Icahn EnterprisesHoldings on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

 

 

 

 

Other than as described herein, there are no arrangements or understandingsbetween Mr. Kekedjian and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a directorof the Board of Directors, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant toItem 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

The foregoing description of the terms of the offer letter does notpurport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the offer letter between Mr. Kekedjian and Icahn Enterprises,which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On April5, 2021, Icahn Enterprises issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Kekedjian as President and Chief Executive Officerand to the Board of Directors. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   Description
10.1   Offer Letter with Aris Kekedjian, dated April 4, 2021
99.1   Press Release of Icahn Enterprises, dated April 5, 2021
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL in Exhibit 101)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P.

(Registrant)

       
  By:

Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.,

its general partner

       
    By:  /s/ Ted Papapostolou
Date:  April 5, 2021    

Ted Papapostolou

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

ICAHN ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS L.P.

(Registrant)

       
  By:

Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc.,

its general partner

       
    By:  /s/ Ted Papapostolou
Date:  April 5, 2021    

Ted Papapostolou

Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

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