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Vital Farms amends employment agreements for CEO and COO, adopts change in control severance plan
Vital Farms, Inc.
- CEO Russell Diez-Canseco gets $625,000 base salary and 100% target bonus under new agreement effective April 1, 2022.
- COO Jason Dale receives $400,000 base salary with 65% target bonus; severance includes up to 18 months' salary continuation.
- Change in Control Severance Plan covers CFO Bo Meissner and CSO Peter Pappas, offering 12 months' salary severance plus bonus.
- Severance benefits for covered executives include COBRA premium reimbursement, 100% equity acceleration, and extended option exercise periods.