Landec Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   July 22, 2008

Landec Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
California 0-27446 94-3025618
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
3603 Haven Ave. Suite E, Menlo Park, California   94025
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   650-306-1650

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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) On July 22, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") of Landec Corporation (the "Company") approved the performance criteria and structure for cash bonuses that may be awarded to employees of the Company and its subsidiary, Apio, Inc. ("Apio"), for the 2009 fiscal year (the "Plan"). Employees of the Company may earn cash bonuses based upon the achievement of revenue targets and by exceeding net income targets for the Company, and employees of Apio may earn cash bonuses based upon the achievement of revenue and controllable income targets for Apio. Bonuses are calculated by multiplying a percentage of each participant’s base salary by the percentage of the aggregate performance goals that is attained. The percentage of base salary used to determine each participant’s target cash bonus payment ranges from 50% to 80% of base salary for executive officers (with the maximum bonus not to exceed an amount ranging from 100% to 104% of base salary) and from 8% to 40% of base salary for other employees (with the maximum bonus not to exceed an amount ranging from 17% to 83% of base salary). Participants must attain a minimum percentage of the aggregate performance goals to receive a bonus under the Plan. Also, participants must be employed by the Company or Apio at the end of fiscal year 2009. Bonus payments, if any, will be made in single lump sum cash payments as soon as practicable after the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

On July 22, 2008, the Committee approved the grant of an option to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock and 10,000 restricted stock units to Ronald Midyett, CEO of Apio. The stock option vests monthly over three years and the restricted stock units will vest on the third anniversary of the grant.





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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.

         
    Landec Corporation
          
July 23, 2008   By:   /s/Gregory S. Skinner
       
        Name: Gregory S. Skinner
        Title: Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer