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): January 2, 2017
Conn's, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34956 | 06-1672840 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4055 Technology Forest Blvd., Suite 210 The Woodlands, Texas | 77381 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (936) 230-5899
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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.
Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. In connection with the appointment of Mr. Norman L. Miller as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company in September 2015, the Board of Directors (“Board”) approved Mr. Miller’s compensation package, which included an initial grant (the “Initial Long-Term Incentive Award”) of $2,000,000 in restricted stock units (“RSUs”), scheduled to vest ratably over five years on each anniversary of his commencement date as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company (the “Commencement Date”).
On January 2, 2017, the Board approved a modification to Mr. Miller’s Initial Long-Term Incentive Award such that the RSUs are now scheduled to vest ratably over a 4-year rather than a 5-year period. With this modification, the remaining unvested RSUs in Mr. Miller’s Initial Long-Term Incentive Award are scheduled to vest in $533,330 increments on each of the next three anniversaries of his Commencement Date, an annual increase of $133,330 over the original RSU vesting schedule. The terms of this modification to Mr. Miller’s RSU award are set forth in a letter agreement between Mr. Miller and the Company (the “Letter Agreement”), dated January 2, 2017.
Further, on January 2, 2017 (the “Grant Date”), the Board approved an equity award to Mr. Miller of 100,000 shares of tiered premium-priced options, with one-third of the options exercisable at the closing price for the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date (the “Grant Date Price”), another one-third exercisable at 50% above the Grant Date Price, and the final one-third exercisable at 100% above the Grant Date Price. These options will ratably vest on each of the first four anniversaries of the Grant Date. The terms of this equity award to Mr. Miller are described in the Letter Agreement.
A copy of the Letter Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the terms of the Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter Agreement.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1* | Letter Agreement from Conn's, Inc. to Norman L. Miller, dated January 2, 2017 |
* Filed herewith
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 hereunto duly authorized.
CONN'S, INC. | |||
Date: | January 6, 2017 | By: | /s/ Mark L. Prior |
Name: | Mark L. Prior | ||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
Exhibit 10.1
 | 4055 Technology Forest Blvd Suite 210 The Woodlands, Texas 77381 |
January 2, 2017
Mr. Norman L. Miller
230 Breezy Way
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Dear Norm:
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Conn’s, Inc., I am pleased to offer to you the below compensation enhancements, which are in recognition of your dedication to the turn-around strategies you have initiated and implemented at Conn’s.
First, the Board approved a modification to your initial grant of $2,000,000 in restricted stock units (“RSUs”) described in your Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, originally scheduled to vest ratably over five years on each anniversary of September 7, 2015, which was your commencement date as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, such that the RSUs are now scheduled to vest ratably over a 4-year rather than a 5-year period. The revised RSU vesting schedule is summarized below for your reference and will be reflected in an amendment to your Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
Vest Date | Initial RSUs | Revised RSUs | ||
9/7/2016 | 13,976 | 13,976 | ||
9/7/2017 | 13,976 | 18,635 | ||
9/7/2018 | 13,976 | 18,635 | ||
9/7/2019 | 13,976 | 18,635 | ||
9/7/2020 | 13,977 | — | ||
Total | 69,881 | 69,881 | ||
Second, the Board has approved an award of 100,000 tiered premium-priced stock options, effective January 2, 2017 (the “Grant Date”). Details of your options grant are below for your reference and will be reflected in an Option Award Agreement:
• | 33,333 options with a grant price of $12.65, based on the closing price for the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date (the “Grant Date Price”), with a four year vesting schedule |
• | 33,333 options with a grant price of $18.98, 50% above the Grant Date Price, with a four year vesting schedule |
• | 33,334 options with a grant price of $25.30, 100% above the Grant Date Price, with a four year vesting schedule |
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Sincerely,
/s/
Bobby L. Martin
Conn’s, Inc.
Lead Independent Director and
Chairman, Compensation Committee
Acceptance Acknowledged:
/s/ Date: 1/6/17
Norman L. Miller
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