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Aspen Aerogels cancels unearned performance shares for CEO and five other executives; $2.2M charge
ASPEN AEROGELS INC
- CEO Donald Young's 304,666 unearned performance-based restricted shares cancelled; five other executives each lost 53,590 shares.
- Committee determined stock price hurdles remote given market conditions; cancelled shares re-added to 2023 equity plan.
- Immediate non-cash charge of ~$2.2 million for unamortized compensation costs from the cancellations.
- Earned restricted shares (156,950 for Young) remain outstanding subject to continued service vesting.
- Cancellation agreements executed on March 6, 2024, following Committee approval on March 5.