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): June 30, 2010

 

DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 354-2310

 

Not Applicable

(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.

 

Election of New Directors

 

On June 30, 2010, the Board of Directors of Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (the “Company”) elected two new directors, James Packard and James Staley, to the Company’s Board of Directors.  Both Mr. Packard and Mr. Staley will serve as members of the Compensation, Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, with Mr. Staley serving as Chair of the Compensation Committee and Mr. Packard serving as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  Neither Mr. Packard nor Mr. Staley were selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person or were, or are, party to any transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

2010 Annual Incentive Plan

 

On June 30, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Douglas Dynamics, Inc. 2010 Annual Incentive Plan (the “2010 AIP”).  Each of the Company’s named executive officers is eligible to participate in the 2010 AIP, which provides for the opportunity to earn a cash bonus upon the achievement of certain performance targets.  The Compensation Committee has selected operating income and free cash flow as the performance metrics under the 2010 AIP, assigning these metrics a weighting of 70% and 30%, respectively.  The target bonus level under the 2010 AIP for the Company’s President is 100% of his base salary and the target bonus level for the other named executive officers is 75% of base salary, with maximum bonus levels of 150% and 125% of base salary, respectively.

 

The foregoing description of the 2010 AIP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the 2010 AIP, a copy of which will be filed by the Company with its next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

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.

 

	DOUGLAS DYNAMICS, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: July 6, 2010
	/s/ James L. Janik
	(Signature)
	Name:	James L. Janik
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer