UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 6, 2019

 

 

CSX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia		1-08022		62-1051971
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

500 Water Street, 15th Floor, Jacksonville, Florida		32202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 359-3200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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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 6, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of CSX Corporation (“CSX” or the “Company”) approved and adopted a new long-term incentive program, including the CSX 2019-2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2019-2021 Plan”), that seeks to motivate and reward certain employees. The program is comprised of three components—Performance Units, Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units. Pursuant to the 2019-2021 Plan, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and executive vice presidents received awards comprised of 60% Performance Units and 40% Stock Options. No Restricted Stock Units were awarded to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer or executive vice presidents pursuant to the 2019-2021 Plan.

Pursuant to the 2019-2021 Plan, Performance Units have potential payouts ranging from zero to 200% of the target awards depending on Company performance against predetermined goals. Performance Units will be paid out, if at all, in the form of shares of CSX common stock in early 2022, after the conclusion of the three-year performance cycle. Performance Units payouts for the executive officers listed below are subject to formulaic upward or downward adjustments of up to 25% based upon the Company’s total shareholder return relative to a specified peer comparator group.

Payouts of the Performance Units will be based on the achievement of goals related to Operating Ratio (“OR”) and Free Cash Flow (“FCF”), with each measure excluding nonrecurring items as disclosed in the Company’s financial statements. For the 2019-2021 Plan, OR will be determined using the Company’s cumulative performance during 2019-2021 and FCF will be measured from the beginning of 2019 through the end of 2021. OR and FCF will each comprise 50% of the total payout opportunity for participants and each will be measured independently of the other. OR is defined as operating expense divided by operating revenue. FCF is defined as net cash provided by operating activities minus property additions and adjusted for certain other investing activities.

The following table sets forth the target number of Performance Units and the number of Stock Options awarded to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Operations, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer.

 

Executive		Performance Units				Stock Options
James M. Foote			89,539				228,833
Frank A. Lonegro			17,908				45,767
Edmond L. Harris			17,908				45,767
Mark K. Wallace			17,908				45,767
Nathan D. Goldman			17,908				45,767
Diana B. Sorfleet			17,908				45,767

Consistent with past practices, the number of Performance Units was based on the average closing price of CSX common stock for November 2018, December 2018 and January 2019 of $67.01. The number of Stock Options was calculated based on the Black-Scholes value of $17.48, which, consistent with past practices, was determined using the average closing price of CSX common stock for November 2018, December 2018 and January 2019 of $67.01. One-third of the Stock Options will vest on each of February 6, 2020, February 6, 2021, and February 6, 2022, assuming the completion of the applicable vesting period. If unexercised, the Stock Options will expire on February 6, 2029. The exercise price of each Stock Option is based on the closing price of CSX common stock on the date of the grant, which was February 6, 2019.

The foregoing descriptions of the 2019-2021 Plan and the awards made pursuant to the new long-term incentive program are qualified in their entirety by reference to the 2019-2021 Plan and the form of 2019 Stock Option Agreement, which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, and incorporated herein by reference.

On February 6, 2019, the CSX Board of Directors also approved an increase in the annual incentive opportunity for James M. Foote, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to 140% of his annual base salary, as well as an increase to his target long-term incentive equity award from $9 million to $10 million, effective February 6, 2019.

Item 9.01. Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibit is being filed as part of this report:

 

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.

 

DATE: February 12, 2019