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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2006 (December 19, 2006)
Owens & Minor, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia | 1-9810 | 54-1701843 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9120 Lockwood Blvd., Mechanicsville, Virginia | 23116 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (804) 723-7000
Not applicable
(former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02(e). Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Under the Owens & Minor, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan), the Compensation & Benefits Committee (the Committee) of the Board of Directors is responsible for designating participants to whom incentive awards are made for annual incentive payments and for determining any goals or objectives on which such incentive awards are based.
On December 19, 2006, the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Committee, approved the 2007 Incentive Program which designates teammates of the Company eligible to participate in the program and specifies the financial and operational goals on which awards will be based. Under the 2007 Annual Incentive Program, corporate officers and certain other teammates are eligible to participate in the program, provided the teammate is an active employee on December 31, 2007 and the date the award is granted.
The target cash and restricted stock awards as a percentage of base salary for the senior corporate officers, including the named executive officers, are stated below:
Target as a Percent of Base Salary
Position |
Cash | + | Restricted Stock | = | Total | |||||
President and CEO |
60% | + | 15% | = | 75% | |||||
CFO/ SVP Operations/ |
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SVP General Counsel/ |
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SVP Business Development |
40% | + | 10% | = | 50% | |||||
Other SVPs |
32% | + | 8% | = | 40% |
The financial and operational objectives for the 2007 Incentive Program are based on the following criteria with the designated weights attached to them:
Performance Goal |
Weight | |
Company Net Sales |
20% | |
Company Net Income |
50% | |
SG&A Expense (1) |
15% | |
Company Operating Earnings per FTE |
15% | |
Total |
100% |
(1) | SG&A means the corporate office SG&A with respect to participants working out of the corporate office and excluding annual incentives and depreciation. |
If the 2007 calendar year performance criteria are met, incentive awards will be approved by the Committee and the Board of Directors in the first quarter of 2008.
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
OWENS & MINOR, INC. | ||||
Date: December 22, 2006 | By: | /s/ Grace R. den Hartog | ||
Name: | Grace R. den Hartog | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |