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 25, 2011
GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-52041 | 16-1634847 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 11000 North IH-35, Austin, Texas | 78753-3195 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 837-8810
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.
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 25, 2010, the Compensation Committee of Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized awards under the Company’s 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) of performance shares to certain named executive officers of the Company. A description of the material terms and conditions of these awards and the number of performance shares awarded to the Company’s named executive officers is set forth below.
| Number of Performance Shares |
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| Name and Principal Position |
Low | High | ||||||
| Martin E. Hanaka |
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| Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief |
15,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Sue E. Gove |
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| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
11,250 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Steven Larkin |
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| Senior Vice President, Direct |
7,500 | 30,000 | ||||||
The number of performance shares that are earned by an executive officer will be based on the Company’s achievement of EBITDA (net income adjusted to exclude net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and gain or loss on sale of capital assets) targets for 2011. The maximum number of performance shares that may be earned by each executive officer is shown in the table set forth above. Following issuance of the Company’s 2011 audited financial statements, the number of performance shares that are earned (if any) will be automatically converted into an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company in the form of restricted stock under the Plan, provided that the holder continues to be employed by the Company on the date of such conversion (the “conversion date”). If the holder’s employment with the Company is terminated under any circumstances prior to the conversion date, all of his or her performance shares will be forfeited. One-third of the restricted stock will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the initial award date of the performance shares, subject to automatic forfeiture if the holder’s employment with the Company terminates under any circumstances prior to the vesting date. Upon a change of control of the Company (as such item is defined in the Plan) any outstanding performance shares will be converted to restricted stock as described above based on the Company’s 2011 EBITDA through the end of the month preceding the change of control date compared to a correspondingly pro-rated portion of the 2011 EBITDA targets, and any restricted stock received or held by an executive officer will be fully vested. A holder of performance shares will have no rights of a stockholder. A holder of restricted stock will have all rights of a stockholder, including dividend and voting rights.
Consistent with past practice as described in the Company’s 2010 proxy statement and other filings, the Board of Directors, after consultation with the Compensation Committee, also approved annual awards of 25,000 and 30,000 Nonqualified Stock Options (NSO) under the Plan to Mr. Larkin and Ms. Gove, respectively, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on February 25, 2011, which vest and become exercisable by each participant in five equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date over the next five years. The general terms and conditions of the NSOs are contained in the form of notice of option grant and award agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
10.1 – Notice of Option Grant and Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement.
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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.
| GOLFSMITH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| March 3, 2011 | By: | /s/ Sue E. Gove | ||||
| Name: Sue E. Gove | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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Exhibits Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Notice of Option Grant and Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement. | |
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