Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


          Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
          Officers.


(e)

Employment Agreement with CEO

As previously reported, Ernie Garateix was promoted to Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), effective as of December 1, 2020. In connection with his appointment as CEO, Mr. Garateix and the Company entered into an employment agreement (the "Employment Agreement"), dated January 5, 2021, replacing and terminating the prior employment agreement between Mr. Garateix and the Company. The term of Mr. Garateix's employment under the Employment Agreement shall continue until December 31, 2023, subject to automatic renewals for successive twelve-month periods, unless otherwise terminated.

Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Garateix will receive (i) an annual base salary of $1,000,000, (ii) an annual cash incentive with a minimum opportunity of $500,000, a target opportunity of $1.0 million, and a maximum opportunity of $1.5 million based on performance criteria included in the Company's executive incentive compensation program, (iii) an annual time-based restricted stock award with a value of $500,000, which shares will vest in three equal annual installments, and (iv) an annual performance based restricted stock award with a minimum opportunity of $250,000, a target opportunity of $500,000, and a maximum opportunity of $1.0 million, which shares will vest based on performance criteria included in the Company's executive incentive compensation program. Additionally, under the terms of the Employment Agreement, the Company will provide Mr. Garateix with medical and disability insurance.

In the event that Mr. Garateix is terminated by the Company without cause or if Mr. Garateix terminates his employment for good reason, Mr. Garateix will receive (i) a lump-sum cash severance payment equal to two times his annual base salary in effect immediately preceding the termination, but not less than $2.0 million, and (ii) a prorated annual cash incentive for the year of termination, subject to the applicable performance criteria. In addition, all previously granted and unvested time-based and performance-based stock awards will immediately vest upon such termination.

In the event that Mr. Garateix is terminated by the Company without cause or if Mr. Garateix terminates his employment for good reason after a change of control, Mr. Garateix shall receive the severance payments described in the paragraph above, except that his lump-sum cash severance payment will equal three times his base salary in effect immediately preceding the termination.

Upon a termination of employment for any reason, Mr. Garateix would be subject to a one-year post-employment non-solicitation restrictive covenant. Upon a termination of employment for any reason other than an involuntary termination or his voluntary termination for good reason, Mr. Garateix would be subject to a one-year post-employment non-competition restrictive covenant.

The foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Employment Agreement itself, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.





No.     Exhibit

10.1      Employment Agreement dated January 5, 2021 between Heritage Insurance
        Holdings, Inc. and Mr. Garateix.

104     Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the
        Inline XBRL document).




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