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| EX-10.1 - EXHIBIT 10.1 - Ally Financial Inc. | dp84533_ex1001.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
December 28, 2017
(Date of Report; date of earliest event reported)
Commission file number: 1-3754
ALLY FINANCIAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 38-0572512 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
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Ally Detroit Center 500 Woodward Ave. Floor 10, Detroit, Michigan 48226 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
(866) 710-4623
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Ally Financial Inc.’s (Ally) named executive officers (NEOs) are eligible to participate in the broad-based Ally Financial Inc. Severance Plan (the Plan). Effective December 28, 2017, the Plan was amended to provide that, in the event of a Qualified Termination of Employment (as defined in the Plan) or a Termination of Service without Cause (as defined in the Ally Financial Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan), in each case, within the 24-month period immediately following a Change in Control (as defined in the Ally Financial Inc. Incentive Compensation Plan), each NEO will receive (i) two times the sum of the NEO’s annual base salary and designated annual cash incentive compensation opportunity, (ii) the NEO’s prorated designated annual cash incentive compensation opportunity for the year of the NEO’s termination, and (iii) a payment equal to 24 months of medical premiums valued at the NEO’s COBRA rate. The Plan also was amended to provide that, in the event of a Qualified Termination of Employment that is not addressed in the preceding sentence, (A) the CEO will receive two times annual base salary and (B) each other NEO will receive one times annual base salary.
A copy of the amendment to the Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Ally Financial Inc. Severance Plan Document and Summary Plan Description |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 29, 2017
| Ally Financial Inc. | |
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Registrant
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| By: | /s/ Jeffrey A. Belisle |
| Jeffrey A. Belisle | |
| Corporate Secretary | |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Ally Financial Inc. Severance Plan Document and Summary Plan Description | |