CVG Announces Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
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CVG (NASDAQ: CVGI) granted equity inducement awards to new President and CEO David Ruppel on November 9, 2026.
The awards cover up to 2,175,614 shares at maximum performance. Make-whole awards replacing forfeited Littelfuse equity comprise 611,481 restricted shares, vesting equally in November 2027 and November 2028, and 384,552 target performance shares, capped at 769,104. The latter depend on relative total shareholder return over 2027–2028 and vest December 31, 2028 if earned.
An initial long-term award has a $1,600,000 target value: 198,757 restricted shares vesting annually on March 31, 2028–2030, plus 298,136 target performance shares, capped at 596,272. Performance terms will match those established for other executives’ 2027 awards; earned shares vest December 31, 2029. Independent directors approved the grants outside the equity plan. Vesting generally requires continued employment, with acceleration in specified circumstances.
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Positive
- None.
Negative
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.611,481 restricted shares granted as make-whole compensation add equity dilution, vesting 50% on November 9, 2027 and 2028.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.384,552 target performance shares add potential dilution of up to 769,104 shares, depending on 2027–2028 relative shareholder returns.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.198,757 restricted shares under the initial long-term award add dilution, vesting in substantially equal annual installments March 31, 2028–2030.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.298,136 target performance shares add potential dilution of up to 596,272 shares under the initial long-term award.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Accelerated vesting applies in specified circumstances; change-in-control performance payouts use the greater of target and actual performance.
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NEW ALBANY, Ohio, Nov. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CVG (NASDAQ: CVGI) (“CVG” or the “Company”), a diversified industrial products and services company, today announced that, in connection with the previously announced appointment of David Ruppel as President and Chief Executive Officer effective November 9, 2026, CVG granted Mr. Ruppel equity awards as a material inducement to his acceptance of employment with CVG in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The awards were approved by CVG’s independent directors on October 30, 2026 and were granted outside of CVG’s Second Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), but are subject to terms and conditions consistent with those of awards granted under the Plan.
On November 9, 2026, CVG granted Mr. Ruppel the following awards:
- Make-whole awards in respect of unvested equity awards that Mr. Ruppel forfeited upon leaving his prior employer, Littelfuse, Inc., consisting of (i) 611,481 restricted shares of CVG common stock, which vest
50% on each of November 9, 2027 and November 9, 2028, and (ii) 384,552 performance shares at target (up to 769,104 shares at maximum), which may be earned from0% to200% of target based on CVG’s relative total shareholder return for the performance period from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028 and, to the extent earned, vest on December 31, 2028; and - An initial long-term incentive award with a target value of
$1,600,000 , consisting of (i) 198,757 restricted shares of CVG common stock, which vest in three substantially equal annual installments on March 31, 2028, March 31, 2029 and March 31, 2030, and (ii) 298,136 performance shares at target (up to 596,272 shares at maximum), which may be earned from0% to200% of target based on the same performance measures, weightings, goals and payout methodology to be established for the 2027 performance share awards to CVG’s other executive officers, for the performance period from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029 and, to the extent earned, vest on December 31, 2029.
In the aggregate, the awards cover 2,175,614 shares of CVG common stock, assuming maximum performance under the performance share awards. The number of shares subject to the awards was determined using the November 9, 2026 closing prices of CVG common stock and, for the make-whole awards, Littelfuse, Inc. common stock. Vesting of the awards is generally subject to Mr. Ruppel’s continued employment with CVG through the applicable vesting date, subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances as provided in the applicable award agreements. The restricted shares will vest in full upon Mr. Ruppel’s death or disability, upon a termination of his employment by CVG without cause or by him for good reason within 13 months following a change in control, or upon a change in control in which the restricted shares are not assumed or substituted, and the performance shares will be earned at the greater of target and actual performance upon a change in control.
About CVG
CVG is a global provider of systems, assemblies and components to global commercial vehicle markets and electric vehicle markets. We deliver real solutions to complex design, engineering and manufacturing problems while creating positive change for our customers, industries and communities we serve. Information about the Company and its products is available on the internet at www.cvgrp.com.
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