Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On June 25, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Sears Holdings Corporation (the "Company") approved amendments to the offer letter and Executive Severance Agreement of J. Miles Reidy, the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The amended offer letter provides that the restricted stock granted on November 1, 2007 will vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to forfeiture if Mr. Reidy has not relocated to the greater Chicago area by March 31, 2009. Under the amended offer letter, Mr. Reidy will receive a sign-on bonus of $250,000 on the one (1) year anniversary of Mr. Reidy's date of hire (October 1, 2007) regardless of Mr. Reidy's relocation to the Chicago area. Mr. Reidy will be required to repay the sign-on bonus if he voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company within two years of his date of hire. The amendment to the Executive Severance Agreement provides that if Mr. Reidy is involuntarily terminated by the Company for any reason other than cause, death or disability (or he voluntarily terminates his employment for good reason), he will receive one year of salary continuation, equal to base salary at the time of termination, subject to mitigation and further subject to the completion of the relocation of his residence to the Chicago area by March 31, 2009.

A copy of the amendment to the letter from the Company to Mr. Reidy relating to employment dated June 27, 2008 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the letter.

 
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibit 10.1- Amendment to Letter from Registrant to J. Miles Reidy relating to employment dated June 27, 2008.
 

 

Signature(s)
 
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.
 
     
 
Sears Holdings Corporation
 
 
Date: June 27, 2008
     
By:
 
/s/    William K. Phelan
               
William K. Phelan
               
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Controller
 
 

 

Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
EX-10.1
  
Amendment to Letter from Registrant to J. Miles Reidy relating to employment dated June 27, 2008.