UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 11, 2013
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
ALTRA HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33209 | 61-1478870 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, Massachusetts | 02184 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(781) 917-0600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 11, 2013, the Personnel & Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Altra Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved the 2013 compensation for the Company’s named executive officers following a review of competitive market data. For the year 2013, the named executive officers will receive base salaries as set forth below.
| Named Executive Officer |
2012 Base Salary |
2013 Base Salary |
Percentage Increase |
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| Carl R. Christenson |
$ | 575,000 | $ | 600,000 | (1) | 4.3 | % | |||||
| Christian Storch |
$ | 371,527 | $ | 382,500 | (1) | 3.0 | % | |||||
| Gerald P. Ferris |
$ | 225,101 | $ | 231,850 | (1) | 3.0 | % | |||||
| Glenn E. Deegan |
$ | 250,000 | $ | 265,000 | (1) | 6.0 | % | |||||
| William Duff |
$ | 225,101 | $ | 225,101 | (1) | 0.0 | % | |||||
| (1) | Increase is effective as of January 1, 2013. |
On February 11, 2013, the Compensation Committee issued grants of restricted common stock and target performance shares to the named executive officers under the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan as set forth below.
| Restricted Stock | Performance Shares | |||||||||||||||
| Named Executive Officer |
Number Granted |
Stock Cash Value at Time of Grant |
Target Number Granted |
Stock Cash Value at Time of Grant |
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| Carl R. Christenson |
36,765 | $ | 900,000 | 4,902 | $ | 120,000 | ||||||||||
| Christian Storch |
7,813 | $ | 191,250 | 3,125 | $ | 76,500 | ||||||||||
| Gerald P. Ferris |
3,315 | $ | 81,148 | 1,894 | $ | 46,370 | ||||||||||
| Glenn E. Deegan |
3,789 | $ | 92,750 | 2,165 | $ | 53,000 | ||||||||||
| William Duff |
3,218 | $ | 78,785 | 1,839 | $ | 45,020 | ||||||||||
The restricted stock awards for each of the five named executive officers will vest in equal installments on August 15, 2013, August 15, 2014, August 15, 2015 and August 15, 2016.
The performance objective for the performance shares is a targeted amount of return on invested capital established by the Compensation Committee of the Company over a measurement period of one year beginning on January 1, 2013 and ending on December 31, 2013. Award payouts for the performance shares are based on the percentage of the performance target achieved. The percentage of the award earned at the end of the performance cycle based on the performance target can range between 0%, for achievement of less than approximately 80% of the performance target, and 200%, for achievement of approximately 108% of the performance target. Once the amount of the performance share award is fixed based upon achievement of the target performance objective, the awards will be paid in restricted common stock, which restricted stock will vest in three equal installments upon the initial issuance date, on the first anniversary of the issuance date, and on the second anniversary of the issuance date.
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On February 11, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Company also approved the 2013 target bonus percentage amounts for the named executive officers of the Company pursuant to the Company’s Management Incentive Compensation Program. The Compensation Committee established target bonus percentages for each of Carl R. Christenson, Christian Storch, Gerald P. Ferris, Glenn E. Deegan and William Duff such that those executives may be entitled to receive a cash bonus equal to 75%, 55%, 50%, 50% and 50% of their 2013 base salary, respectively, subject to upward or downward adjustment by the Compensation Committee based on their respective individual and the Company’s performance in 2013. The Company’s performance is based on achievement of certain targeted amounts of adjusted EBTIDA, working capital management goals, and sales and earnings growth.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Altra Holdings, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Glenn E. Deegan | |||
| Name: | Glenn E. Deegan | |||
| Title: | Vice President, Legal and Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
Date: February 15, 2013
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