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): 05/05/2010
Knoll, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-12907
Delaware |
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13-3873847 |
(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(IRS Employer |
incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
1235 Water Street, East Greenville, Pennsylvania 18041
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(215) 679-7991
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
At the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders of Knoll, Inc. (the Company), held on May 5, 2010, the Companys stockholders approved the Knoll, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2010 Plan). Officers, certain other key employees, directors and consultants of the Company are eligible to participate in the 2010 Plan. A total of 2,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock are reserved and available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2010 Plan. The 2010 Plan will terminate on May 5, 2020, after which no further awards may be granted under it. The 2010 Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of the board of directors, or another committee appointed by the board from among its members. Unless the board of directors determines otherwise, the committee shall be comprised of at least two non-employee directors within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A description of the material terms of the 2010 Plan was included in the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2010.
Subsequent to the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, the board of directors of the Company approved an amendment to the 2010 Plan to clarify that the definition of Change of Control in Sections 13(b)(2) and 13(b)(3) of the 2010 Plan requires that consummation of the transaction (i.e., the sale of substantially all of the Companys assets or the consolidation or merger of the Company with another corporation) actually occur prior to the trigger of any accelerated vesting of awards under the 2010 Plan. Stockholder approval of the transaction will not, by itself, be enough to trigger the Change of Control provision in Sections 13(b)(2) and Sections 13(b)(3) of the 2010 Plan.
The above summary of the amended and restated 2010 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the amended and restated 2010 Plan, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The following matters were voted on at the 2010 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, which took place on May 5, 2010:
Proposal One - The following directors were elected to serve for a term ending at the Companys 2013 annual meeting of stockholder:
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Total Votes For |
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Total Votes Withheld |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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Jeffrey A. Harris |
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34,110,975 |
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7,093,472 |
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1,712,838 |
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John F. Maypole |
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39,950,359 |
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1,254,088 |
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1,712,838 |
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Kathleen G. Bradley |
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34,215,406 |
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6,989,041 |
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1,712,838 |
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Proposal Two - The 2010 Knoll, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan was approved by the following vote:
Votes For |
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31,764,010 |
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Votes Against |
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9,417,656 |
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Abstain |
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22,781 |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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1,712,838 |
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Proposal Three - The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 was ratified by the following vote:
Votes For |
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42,650,611 |
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Votes Against |
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248,696 |
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Abstain |
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17,978 |
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Broker Non-Votes |
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0 |
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1 - Amended and Restated Knoll, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan
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.
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Knoll, Inc. |
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Date: May 11, 2010 |
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By: |
/s/ Michael A. Pollner |
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Michael A. Pollner |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
KNOLL, INC.
2010 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
(effective as of May 5, 2010)
The Amended and Restated Knoll, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time, (the Plan) is intended to provide incentives that will attract, retain, motivate and reward highly competent persons as officers, certain other key employees, directors and consultants of Knoll, Inc. (the Company) or any of its subsidiary corporations, limited liability companies or other forms of business entities now existing or hereafter formed or acquired (Subsidiaries), by providing them opportunities to acquire shares of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (Common Stock) or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such shares pursuant to Awards (as defined in Section 4) described herein. Furthermore, the Plan is intended to assist in further aligning the interests of the Companys officers, other key employees, directors and consultants with those of its stockholders.
Participants shall consist of such officers, other key employees, directors and consultants (including employees of a consultant, provided that such employee is actually providing bona fide consulting services to the Company) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as the Committee in its sole discretion determines to have significant responsibility for the success and future growth and profitability of the Company and whom the Committee may designate from time to time to receive Awards under the Plan. Designation of a participant in any year shall not require the Committee to designate such person to receive an Award in any other year or, once designated, to receive the same type or amount of Award as granted to the participant in any other year. The Committee shall consider such factors as it deems pertinent in selecting participants and in determining the type and amount of Awards.
The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to officers, other key employees, directors and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall, in its sole discretion, determine such participants who will receive Stock Appreciation Rights and the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to each Stock Appreciation Right. A Stock Appreciation Right shall mean a right to receive a payment in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof, in an amount equal to the excess of (x) the Fair Market Value (or some lesser amount), of a specified number of shares of Common Stock on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised over (y) the Fair Market Value of such shares of Common Stock on the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted, or other specified valuation (which shall be no less than the Fair Market Value as of the date the Stock Appreciation Right is granted) (the Grant Price), with the number of shares of Common Stock represented by the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award agreement.
The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Awards to officers, other key employees, directors and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall, in its sole discretion, determine such participants in the Plan who will receive Stock Awards and the number of shares of Common Stock underlying each Stock Award. A Stock Award is an immediate grant of a specified number of shares of Common Stock, with such number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Committee. Each Stock Award shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as shall be determined by the Committee and as set forth in the Award agreement, including, without limitation, restrictions on the sale or other disposition of such shares, and the right of the Company to reacquire such shares for no consideration upon termination of the participants employment within specified periods. The Committee may require the participant to deliver a duly signed stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to Common Stock covered by such Stock Award and/or that the stock certificates evidencing such shares be held in custody or bear restrictive legends until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed. The Stock Award agreement shall specify whether the participant shall have, with respect to the shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award, all of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock, including the right to receive dividends and to vote the shares.
If there shall be any change in Common Stock of the Company, through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split,
split up, spinoff, combination of shares, exchange of shares, dividend in kind or other like change in capital structure or distribution (other than normal cash dividends) to stockholders of the Company, an adjustment shall be made to each outstanding Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right such that each such Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall thereafter be exercisable for such securities, cash and/or other property as would have been received in respect of Common Stock subject to such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right had such Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right been exercised in full immediately prior to such change or distribution, and such an adjustment shall be made successively each time any such change shall occur. In addition, in the event of any such change or distribution, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of participants rights under the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority to adjust, in an equitable manner, the number and kind of shares that may be issued under the Plan, the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding Awards, the exercise price applicable to outstanding Awards, and the Fair Market Value of Common Stock and other value determinations applicable to outstanding Awards. Appropriate adjustments may also be made by the Committee in the terms of any Awards under the Plan to reflect such changes or distributions and to modify any other terms of outstanding Awards on an equitable basis, including modifications of performance targets and changes in the length of performance periods. In addition, other than with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Awards intended to constitute Performance-Based Awards, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the financial statements of the Company, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any adjustment with respect to an Incentive Stock Option shall comply with the rules of 424(a) of the Code, (ii) any adjustment with respect to a Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option shall comply with the rules of Section 409A of the Code, and (iii) in no event shall any adjustment be made which would render any Incentive Stock Option granted hereunder other than an incentive stock option for purposes of Section 422 of the Code.
This definition shall be interpreted and applied as necessary to avoid imposition of the taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code.
Each Award granted under the Plan to a participant shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during the participants lifetime, only by the participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may in its sole discretion allow for the transfer of an Award (other than an Incentive Stock Option) to other persons or entities, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish.
Awards granted under the Plan may also be subject to such other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Award granted to any other participant) as the Committee determines on the date of grant to be appropriate, including, without limitation, for the installment purchase of Common Stock under Stock Options, for the installment exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights, to assist the participant, excluding an officer or a director, in financing the acquisition of Common Stock, for the forfeiture of, or restrictions on resale or other disposition of, Common Stock acquired under any form of the Award, for the acceleration of exercisability or vesting of Awards in the event of a change in control of the Company, or to comply with federal and state securities laws, or understandings or conditions as to the participants employment, in addition to those specifically provided for under the Plan. In addition, except as otherwise provided herein, a participant may defer receipt or payment of any Award granted under this Plan, in accord with the terms of any deferred compensation plan or arrangement of the Company.
For purposes of this Plan and any Awards granted hereunder, Fair Market Value shall mean (i) the closing price of Common Stock on the date of calculation (or on the last preceding trading date if Common Stock was not traded on such date) if Common Stock is readily tradeable on a national securities exchange or other market system or (ii) if Common Stock is not readily tradeable, the amount determined by the Committee in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code, or, in the case of shares of Common Stock underlying Incentive Stock Options, the amount determined by the Committee in a manner consistent with Section 422 of the Code.
At such time that the delivery of shares of Common Stock or other disposition of an Award to a participant becomes subject to tax withholding requirements, the Company may require that the participant pay to the Company such amount as the Company deems necessary to satisfy its obligation to withhold Federal, state or local income or other taxes. The Committee, in its discretion, may elect to pay such amount by having the Company withhold shares of Common Stock which would otherwise be delivered to such participant having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to such amount.
A participants right, if any, to continue to serve the Company as an officer, other key employee, director or otherwise shall not be enlarged or otherwise affected by his or her designation as a participant under the Plan.
Participants shall have no right, title, or interest whatsoever in or to any investments which the Company may make to aid it in meeting its obligations under the Plan. Nothing contained in the Plan, and no action taken pursuant to its provisions, shall create or be construed to create a trust of any kind, or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any
participant, beneficiary, legal representative or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. All payments to be made hereunder shall be paid from the general funds of the Company and no special or separate fund shall be established and no segregation of assets shall be made to assure payment of such amounts except as expressly set forth in the Plan. The Plan is not intended to be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, or Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
No Award shall be granted more than ten years after the Effective Date; provided, however, that the terms and conditions applicable to any Award granted prior to such date may thereafter be amended or modified by mutual agreement between the Company and the participant or such other persons as may then have an interest therein. Also, by mutual agreement between the Company and a participant under this Plan or under any other present or future plan of the Company, Awards may be granted to such participant in substitution and exchange for, and in cancellation of, any Awards previously granted to such participant under this Plan, or any other present or future plan of the Company, provided that, such substitution or exchange is permitted under applicable law, including, but not limited to, Sections 409A and 422 of the Code. The Board or the Committee may amend the Plan from time to time or suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, no action authorized by this Section 21 shall reduce the amount of any existing Award or change the terms and conditions thereof without the participants consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 21, no amendment of the Plan and no amendment of any Award shall, without approval of the stockholders of the Company, (i) increase the total number of shares which may be issued under the Plan or the maximum number of shares with respect to Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and other Awards that may be granted to any individual under the Plan; (ii) modify the requirements as to eligibility for Awards under the Plan; (iii) permit Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or other Awards encompassing rights to purchase Common Stock to be repriced, replaced or regranted through cancellation, or by lowering the per-share exercise price of a previously granted Stock Option or the Grant Price of a previously granted Stock Appreciation Right, or the purchase price of any other previously granted Award that encompasses the right to purchase Common Stock; or (iv) have the effect of disqualifying any Incentive Stock Options previously granted hereunder.
In case any provision of this Plan shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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As adopted by the Board of Directors of
Knoll, Inc. as of May 5, 2010