Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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May 14, 2013
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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Delaware
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1-11596
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58-1954497
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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8302 Dunwoody Place, Suite 250, Atlanta, Georgia
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30350
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Not applicable |
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
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(i)
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effective May 24, 2013 (“Separation Date”), Leichtweis voluntarily terminates and retires as an employee of the Company, Senior Vice President of the Company and President of SEC;
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(ii)
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the Parties agreed that, effective as of the Separation Date, the Employment Agreement dated October 31, 2011 (“Employment Agreement”) between the Company and Leichtweis is terminated and becomes null and void, except for the “Confidentiality of Trade Secrets and Business Information” (“Section 7”) clause of the Employment Agreement. No severance and Special Bonus (as defined in the Employment Agreement) are payable to Leichtweis under the Employment Agreement. Leichtweis will be paid all accrued salary, vacation and any benefit under the employee’s benefit plan to Separation Date. Leichtweis voluntary termination of employment with the Company is for reasons other than for “Good Reason” (as defined by Leichtweis Employment Agreement) and is within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h)(1) as of the Separation Date;
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(iii)
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the Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) effective as of November 1, 2011, as amended on July 12, 2012, for the benefit of Leichtweis is forfeited and cancelled. No payment is payable under the MIP as of the Separation Date;
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(iv)
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A nonqualified stock option (the “Option”) granted to Leichtweis on October 31, 2011, in accordance with a Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, which provides for the purchase of up to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.35 per share pursuant to the Employment Agreement will be forfeited 30 days after the Separation Date. Within 30 days after Separation Date, Leichtweis has the option to exercise 62,500 options (amount vested) to purchase 62,500 shares of the Company’s common stock;
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(v)
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the Company generally releases Leichtweis from and against all claims against Leichtweis under the Employment Agreement except for claims against Leichtweis under “Section 7” of the Employment Agreement; and
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(vi)
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Leichtweis releases the Company and its subsidiaries and all of their representatives, officers, directors, employees and affiliates from and against any and all Claims (as defined in the Agreement).
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(d)
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Exhibits
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Separation and Release Agreement dated May 14, 2013 by and between Christopher Leichtweis and Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
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Consulting Services Agreement dated May 24, 2013 by and between Christopher Leichtweis and Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
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PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Lou Centofanti | ||
Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, President and
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Chief Executive
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