UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2025 |
Mister Car Wash, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
001-40542 |
47-1393909 |
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222 E. 5th Street |
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Tucson, Arizona |
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85705 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (520) 615-4000 |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Trading |
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Common stock, par value $0.01 per share |
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MCW |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed, on January 6, 2025 (the “Transition Date”), Mister Car Wash, Inc. (the “Company”) initiated an employment transition for Markus Hartmann, pursuant to which he ceased to serve as General Counsel of the Company. On January 24, 2025, the Company and Mr. Hartmann entered into a Transition and Severance Agreement (the “Transition Agreement”), effective as of the Transition Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Transition Agreement, Mr. Hartmann will continue to be employed with, and provide transition services to, the Company from the Transition Date through February 6, 2025 (the “Separation Date,” and such period, the “Transition Period”).
The Transition Agreement provides that: (1) Mr. Hartmann will continue to receive his base salary during the Transition Period; (2) the Company will continue to pay the employer portion of premiums for the continuation of Mr. Hartmann’s healthcare coverage until February 28, 2025; and (3) Mr. Hartmann will continue to be eligible to earn an annual cash performance bonus under the MCW Executive Bonus Program for the 2024 fiscal year, payable pursuant to the terms of that program. Additionally, Mr. Hartmann’s unvested equity awards that are scheduled to vest in 2025 will accelerate and immediately vest on the Separation Date, and all remaining unvested equity awards will be forfeited. Further, the exercise period for his vested options shall be extended for a period of 12 months following the Separation Date.
Following the Transition Period, the Transition Agreement provides that from February 7, 2025 through March 6, 2026 (the “Severance Period”), Mr. Hartmann will receive a monthly severance payment of $30,000, reduced by taxes and withholdings. Commencing February 28, 2025, Mr. Hartmann will also be eligible for a continuation of healthcare coverage at his own expense under the provisions of COBRA for a period of up to 18 months. The employer and employee portion of premiums for the continuation of Mr. Hartmann’s healthcare coverage until March 31, 2026 will be added to his monthly severance payments.
The Transition Agreement also includes customary confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions, as well as a release by Mr. Hartmann of any claims against the Company.
The foregoing description of the Transition Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Transition Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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10.1 |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline Instance XBRL document |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MISTER CAR WASH, INC. |
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January 29, 2025 |
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/s/ Jedidiah Gold |
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Jedidiah Gold |
Exhibit 10.1
TRANSITION AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
This Transition and Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”) is by and between MARKUS HARTMANN (“Executive”) and MISTER CAR WASH, INC. (“MCW” or the “Company”) and is entered into effective as of January 6, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). Executive and the Company will be collectively referred to as the “Parties.” The terms and conditions of Exhibit A and the Company’s Executive Severance Plan as described in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement (the “Plan”), which are considered material parts of this Agreement, are therefore explicitly incorporated by reference.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Executive is employed by the Company as its General Counsel (“GC”); and
WHEREAS, Executive began to transition from the position of GC effective January 6, 2025 (the “Transition Date”), and, accordingly, was relieved of the majority of his job duties to facilitate that transition; and
WHEREAS, Executive will continue to serve the Company following the Separation Date by performing duties specified by the Board and/or the Chief Executive Officer from January 6, 2025, through February 6, 2025 (the “Transition Period”); and
WHEREAS, the Company has offered to provide Executive the severance payments identified in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Executive will conclude all obligations arising from his employment with and separation from the Company on or before February 6, 2025 (the “Separation Date”); and
WHEREAS, Executive will not perform any duties for the Company but will receive severance payments during the Severance Period, as that term is defined below, and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive deem it to be in their respective best interests to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and commitments described herein, the Parties agree as follows:
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The Parties acknowledge that, as of the date hereof, the Executive holds the following options and restricted stock units:
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the 2021 Option Agreement, 2022 Option Agreement, 2023 Option Agreement, or 2024 Option Agreement, or any other related and/or controlling documents, all unvested RSUs and Options that are scheduled to vest in 2025 shall immediately vest on February 6, 2025. All remaining unvested RSUs and Options that have not vested in 2025 shall be forfeited. The exercise period for vested Options shall be extended for a period of 12 months following the Separation Date, and in no event shall the expiration date of each 2021 Plan Option be later than the original expiration date of such 2021 Plan Option.
For purposes of Mister Car Wash, Inc.’s Insider Trading Policy, the Executive shall continue to be considered an insider during the first quarter of 2025. Accordingly, the Executive will be subject to all applicable restrictions under the Insider Trading Policy throughout this period.
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Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect and such payments shall be made on or before the last day of the Employee’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense occurred.
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EXECUTIVE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE FOREGOING TRANSITION AGREEMENT, AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO ITS TERMS. EXECUTIVE HAS SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY THIS THE 24th DAY OF JANUARY, 2025.
EXECUTIVE:
/s/Markus Hartmann |
MARKUS HARTMANN |
THE FOREGOING TRANSITION AGREEMENT IS HEREBY EXECUTED BY DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THIS 24th DAY OF JANUARY, 2025.
COMPANY: |
MISTER CAR WASH, INC. |
By: /s/John Lai John Lai, President and CEO |
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EXHIBIT A
WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGREEMENT
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES A RELEASE OF KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS AND A WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO MAKE CLAIMS AGAINST YOUR EMPLOYER. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT.
This Waiver and General Release (this “Agreement”) is by and between MARKUS HARTMANN (“EXECUTIVE”) and MISTER CAR WASH, INC. and all its related corporations, parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective current and former officers, employees, trustees, directors, attorneys, insurers, agents, and their successors and assigns, individually and in their representative capacities, and any entity or individual affiliated with any of the foregoing, including but not limited to the entities listed on Exhibit B hereto (collectively, the “Company”). Executive and the Company will be collectively referred to as “the Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Executive currently is employed by the Company and providing transition services to the Company pursuant to that certain Transition Agreement, dated January 6, 2025 (“Transition Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive deem it to be in their respective best interests to enter into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:
the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (as amended, the “ADEA”), the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, the Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Arizona Civil Rights Act, the Arizona Employment Protection Act, the Arizona wage statutes including the Arizona Paid Sick Leave Law, state and federal False Claims acts, and any amendments to the foregoing, as well as any and all claims under any other federal, state or local constitution, laws or regulations; (b) discrimination, harassment, retaliation, breach of any express or implied employment contract or agreement, wrongful discharge, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, misrepresentation, fraud, defamation, interference with prospective economic advantage, and/or failure to pay wages due or other monies owed; and (c) violation of any local, state or federal law, regulation, ordinance, and/or public policy, violation of any contract, or tort or common law claim having any bearing whatsoever on the terms and conditions and/or cessation of employment with any of the Released Parties. Notwithstanding the releases set forth above, this Agreement does not release any claim for vested benefits under any ERISA-governed benefit plan or any claim that is prohibited from being released as a matter of law. Executive understands that nothing in this release in this Section B (the “Release”) prevents Executive from filing a charge or complaint with or from participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or any other federal, state, or local agency charged with the enforcement of any employment laws, although Executive understands that by signing this Agreement, Executive waives the right to recover any damages or to receive other relief in any claim or suit brought by or through the EEOC or any other state or local deferral agency on Executive’s behalf, to the extent permitted by law. Executive further releases and waives any right to become, and promises not to consent to become, a named plaintiff in a class, collective, or representative action, or a class or collective member in any case in which claims are asserted against the Released Parties that are related in any way to Executive’s employment with, or separation of employment from, the Company, arising from the beginning of time to the date of execution hereof. In that regard, Executive agrees that Executive may not and will not submit a claim form in any class, collective, or representative action in which Employee is included as a putative class member, if any.
RELEASED PARTY.” Executive expressly waives and releases any and all rights that Executive may have under California Civil Code § 1542 as well as under any other statutes or common law principles of similar effect, to the fullest extent Executive may do so lawfully. Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is aware of his rights under the laws specifically and generally described above and that Executive knowingly and voluntarily waives those rights to the full extent that waiver is allowed by law.
Executive further acknowledges that Executive may later discover facts different from or in addition to those facts now known to Executive or believed by Executive to be true with respect to any or all of the matters covered by this Agreement, and
Executive agrees that this Agreement nevertheless shall remain in full and complete force and effect.
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EXECUTIVE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT, AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS ITS TERMS. EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN GIVEN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY, AND EXECUTIVE HAS CONSULTED WITH AN ATTORNEY OR HAS WILLINGLY CHOSEN NOT TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL ABOUT THIS AGREEMENT. EXECUTIVE HAS SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT VOLUNTARILY THIS THE 24th DAY OF JANUARY, 2025.
EXECUTIVE:
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MARKUS HARTMANN |
THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND GENERAL RELEASE AGREEMENT IS HEREBY EXECUTED BY DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THIS THE 24th DAY OF JANUARY, 2025.
COMPANY: |
MISTER CAR WASH, INC. |
By: John Lai, President and CEO |
EXHIBIT B
MISTER CAR WASH ENTITIES
Amzak Carwashes, LLC |
CFCW Red Bug, LLC |
Car Wash Headquarters, LLC |
Clean Streak Ventures Holdco, LLC |
Car Wash Partners, LLC |
Clean Streak Ventures Intermediate Holdco, LLC |
CFCW Acquisition, LLC |
Clean Streak Ventures, LLC |
CFCW Curry Ford, LLC |
CWP Asset Corp. |
CFCW Opco, LLC |
CWP California Corp. |
CFCW Propco 229, LLC |
CWP Holdings, Inc. |
CFCW Propco Altamonte, LLC |
CWP Management Corp. |
CFCW Propco BBD, LLC |
CWP West, LLC |
CFCW Propco Clermont, LLC |
CWPS Corp. |
CFCW Propco Colonial, LLC |
CWPU Corp. |
CFCW Propco Cutler Bay, LLC |
Mesquite Logistics, LLC |
CFCW Propco Havendale, LLC |
Mister Car Wash Holdings, Inc. |
CFCW Propco Hillsborough, LLC |
Prime Shine, LLC |
CFCW Propco Lakeland North, LLC |
PS Acquisition Sub Corp. |
CFCW Propco Lakeland, LLC |
Sunshine Acquisition Sub Corp. |
CFCW Propco Land O Lakes, LLC |
Tampa Car Wash Operations, LLC |
CFCW Propco Landstar, LLC |
WFCW Acquisition, LLC |
CFCW Propco Mid Lakeland, LLC |
WFCW Opco, LLC |
CFCW Propco New Tampa, LLC |
WFCW Propco Bonita, LLC |
CFCW Propco Nona, LLC |
WFCW Propco Colonial, LLC |
CFCW Propco Oviedo, LLC |
WFCW Propco Daniels, LLC |
CFCW Propco Poinciana, LLC |
WFCW Propco Goldenwood, LLC |
CFCW Propco Port Orange, LLC |
WFCW Propco McCall, LLC |
CFCW Propco PSL 9200, LLC |
WFCW Propco Naples, LLC |
CFCW Propco Semoran, LLC |
WFCW Propco Rattlesnake, LLC |
CFCW Propco Wesley Chapel, LLC |
WFCW Propco Vintage, LLC |
CFCW Propco, LLC |
WFCW Propco, LLC |