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
 
June 9, 2008 (June 6, 2008)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 

 
Sharps Compliance Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 

         
Delaware
 
000-22390
 
74-2657168
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
9220 Kirby Drive, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77054
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(713) 432-0300
(Registrant’s 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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):
 
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Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
 
On June 6, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (“Committee”) of Sharps Compliance Corp. (the “Company”) adopted its Executive Incentive Compensation Plan effective for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2009.  The Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is designed to allow eligible executive full-time employees to share in achievements based on attainment of pre-established Company financial performance as well as achievement of individual goals.  The Plan is designed to motivate and reward eligible participants whose performance is considered by the Committee to be critical and integral to the overall success of the Company.
 
Plan eligibility is determined by the Committee. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008 and 2009 participation in the Plan is limited to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  The Committee may, at its sole discretion, add other Company executives as participants to the Plan.
 
Each eligible participant has a target bonus, calculated as a specified percentage of that executive’s then current annual salary. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008 and 2009 the specified percentage of participant’s annual salary is 40% for both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The bonus amount will be computed based upon achievement of goals in three categories:  (1) positioning the Company for future growth, (2) the achievement of fiscal year budgeted earnings and (3) achievement of fiscal year budgeted revenues.
 
The participant must be an active, full-time employee of the Company on the last day of the fiscal year for which the incentive award is earned to be entitled to the bonus.  Awards shall be paid in cash less applicable taxes, within five (5) days of the public release of the Company’s annual fiscal year end financial results.
 
The above is limited in its entirety to the terms and contents of the Plan, a copy of which is included herein as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.
 
Board of Director Committee Appointments
 
Effective with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company has designated the Board committee membership as follows:
 
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Ramsay H. Gillman (Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees);
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John R. Grow (Audit, Compensation and Acquisition Committees);
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Parris H. Holmes (Compensation, Corporate Governance and Acquisition Committees);
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F. Gardner Parker (Audit, Corporate Governance and Acquisition Committees); and
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Philip C. Zerrillo (Audit Committee).
 
Dr. Zerrillo remains the Lead Independent Director.
 
 
Non-Employee Board of Director Compensation
 
In accordance with the Company’s Non-Employee Board of Director Compensation Policy, restricted stock awards totaling 51,500 shares were issued to the following non-employee directors on June 9, 2008:

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Ramsay H. Gillman (9,250 shares);
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John R. Grow (9,750 shares);
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Parris H. Holmes (9,750 shares);
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F. Gardner Parker (10,250 shares); and
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Philip C. Zerrillo (12,500 shares).


 
The restricted stock awards represent the equity portion of the Board of Director compensation for fiscal year 2009 (ending June 30, 2009) and vests one-third at each anniversary (June 9, 2009, 2010 and 2011). The form of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K.

 
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
 
10.1 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
10.2 Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement
 



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.
     
 
SHARPS COMPLIANCE CORP.
a Delaware corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: June 9, 2008 By:   /s/ David P. Tusa
 
David P. Tusa
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Business Development and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

SHARPS COMPLIANCE CORP.

 
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (“Committee”) of Sharps Compliance Corp. (the “Company”) has adopted its Executive Incentive Compensation Plan effective for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2009.  The Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is designed to allow eligible executive full-time employees to share in achievements based on attainment of pre-established Company financial performance as well as achievement of individual goals.  The Plan is designed to motivate and reward eligible participants whose performance is considered by the Committee to be critical and integral to the overall success of the Company.

Eligibility and Plan Year

Plan eligibility is determined by the Committee. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008 and 2009 participation in the Plan is limited to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  The Committee may, at its sole discretion, add other Company executives as participants to the Plan.

Elements of the Plan

Each eligible participant has a target bonus, calculated as a specified percentage of that executive’s then current annual salary. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008 and 2009 the specified percentage of participant’s annual salary is 40% for both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The bonus amount will be computed based upon achievement of goals in three categories:  (1) positioning the Company for future growth, (2) the achievement of fiscal year budgeted earnings and (3) achievement of fiscal year budgeted revenues.

Individual Performance Element (determines 25% of target bonus)

The computation of this portion of the target bonus will be based upon accomplishments of the Company and the executive participants designed to position the Company for future growth. The Committee will review accomplishments prepared by executive participants and determine achievement of the goal in their sole discretion.

Earnings Performance Element (determines 25% of target bonus)
 
Achievement of this element will be based upon the Company meeting the budgeted net earnings (from ongoing operations) goal for the respective fiscal year.
 


Revenue Performance Element (determines 50% of target bonus)
 
Achievement of this element will be based upon the Company meeting the budgeted revenue (from ongoing operations) goal for the respective fiscal year.
 
In addition to the above executive participants will recommend to the Committee a fiscal year bonus pool for non-executive employees.

Eligibility and Payments to Participants

The participant must be an active, full-time employee of the Company on the last day of the fiscal year for which the incentive award is earned to be entitled to the bonus. 

Awards shall be paid in cash less applicable taxes, within five (5) days of the public release of the Company’s annual fiscal year end financial results.

The Plan, as set forth in this document, represents the general guidelines the Committee presently intends to utilize to determine executive incentive compensation.  If, however, at the sole discretion of the Committee, the Company’s best interest is served by applying different guidelines in special or for unusual circumstances, it reserves the right to do so. The Committee reserves the right to amend or discontinue this Plan at any time in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.  Without in anyway limiting the foregoing rights of the Company, should a material business event, significant customer contract, acquisition, disposition or change in control occur during the Plan period, the Committee reserves the right to amend or supplement the Plan following such event in such manner as the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

The Committee shall have full power and authority to interpret and administer the Plan and shall be the sole arbiter of all manners of interpretation and application of the Plan and the Committee’s determination shall be final.  Any inconsistencies that may occur between the Plan provisions and the calculation of the incentive results will be interpreted and resolved on an individual basis by the Committee.
 
 
 
 
 


 



SHARPS COMPLIANCE CORP.
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT
 
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 9th day of June 2008, by and between Sharps Compliance Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ______________ (“Director”).
 
The Company, pursuant to the Sharps Compliance Corp. 1993 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, hereby grants the following stock award to Director, which award shall have the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement:
 
1.        Award
The Company, effective as of the date of this Agreement, hereby grants to Director a restricted stock award of ___________ shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
 
2.        Vesting
Subject to the terms and condition of this Agreement, the Shares shall vest as follows:  one-third (1/3) of the Shares shall vest on each of June 9, 2009, 2010 and 2011, if, and only if, Director remains as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company from the date hereof until each respective vesting date.  Vesting of the Shares shall be accelerated to an earlier date in the event of a Change in Control of Company (as defined in the attached Exhibit A), and provided that Director remains as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company until the effective date of such Change in Control, all unvested Shares granted under this Agreement shall become immediately vested on the effective date of the Change in Control;
 
3.         Restriction on Transfer
Until the Shares vest pursuant to Section 2 hereof, none of the Shares may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of or encumbered, and no attempt to transfer the Shares, whether voluntary or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise, shall vest the transferee with any interest or right in or with respect to the Shares.
 
4.        Forfeiture
If Director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors the Company for any reason prior to the vesting of the Shares pursuant to Section 2 hereof, Director’s rights to the unvested portion of the Shares shall be immediately and irrevocably forfeited.
 
5.        Issuance and Custody of Certificate
 
After any Shares vest pursuant to Section 2 hereof, the Company shall promptly cause to be issued a certificate or certificates evidencing such vested Shares, free of the legend or restrictions and shall cause such certificate or certificates to be delivered to Director or Director’s legal representatives, beneficiaries or heirs.
 
 
 

 
 
6.        Distributions and Adjustments
(a)  If all or any portion of the Shares vest subsequent to any change in the number or character of Shares of Common Stock (through stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or other similar corporate transaction or event affecting the Shares such that an adjustment is determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”) to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the interest represented by the Share, Director shall then receive upon such vesting the number and type of securities or other consideration which he would have received if the Shares had vested prior to the event changing the number or character of outstanding Shares of Common Stock.
 
(b)  Any additional Shares of Common Stock, any other securities of the Company and any other property (except for cash dividends) distributed with respect to the Shares prior to the date the Shares vest shall be subject to the same restrictions, terms and conditions as the Shares.  Any cash dividends payable with respect to the Shares shall be distributed to Director at the same time cash dividends are distributed to shareholders of the Company generally.
 
(c)  Any additional Shares of Common Stock, any securities and any other property (except for cash dividends) distributed with respect to the Shares prior to the date such Shares vest shall be promptly deposited with the Secretary or the custodian designated by the Secretary to be held in custody in accordance with Section 5(c) hereof.
 
7.        Taxes
(a)  In order to provide the Company with the opportunity to claim the benefit of any income tax deduction which may be available to it in connection with this restricted stock award, and in order to comply with all applicable federal or state tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to insure that, if necessary, all applicable federal or state income and social security taxes are withheld or collected from Director.
  
(b)  Should Director elect, in accordance with Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to recognize ordinary income in the year of acquisition of the Shares, the Company may require at the time of such election an additional payment for withholding tax purposes based on the fair market value of such Shares as of the date of the acquisition of such Shares by Director.
 
 
 

 
 
8.        Miscellaneous
(a)  This Agreement is issued pursuant to the Plan and is subject to its terms. 
 
(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard for conflicts of laws principles thereof.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.
 
 
     
 
Sharps Compliance Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:    
 
David P. Tusa
  Its:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 


 
  DIRECTOR
 
   
   
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
Exhibit A

 
 
(i)          For purposes of this Agreement and this Exhibit A, a Change in Control” of the Company shall mean:
 
(a)          a change in control of the Company of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement;
 
(b)         the public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by the Company or any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that such person has become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 30% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3, excluding, however, any securities acquired directly from the Company (other than an acquisition by virtue of the exercise of a conversion privilege unless the security being so converted was itself acquired directly from the Company); however, that for purposes of this clause the term “person” shall not include the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company or any entity holding shares of Common Stock organized, appointed or established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan;
 
(c)          the Continuing Board of Directors cease to constitute a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors;
 
(d)         consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation of, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of, the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners of the Company’s outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own voting securities of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination having more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of such resulting Corporation and (B) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were Continuing Directors at the time of the action of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such Business Combination; or
 
(e)          approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
 
 
 

 
 
(ii)          “Continuing Director” shall mean any person who is a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, while such person is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Acquiring Person (as defined below) or an Affiliate or Associate (as defined below) of an Acquiring Person, or a representative of an Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate, and who (x) was a member of the Board of Directors on the date of this Agreement as first written above or (y) subsequently becomes a member of the Board of Directors, if such  person’s initial nomination for election or initial election to the Board of Directors is recommended or approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors.  For purposes of this subparagraph (ii), “Acquiring Person” shall mean any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such person, is the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities, but shall not include the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company or any entity holding shares of Common Stock organized, appointed or established for, or pursuant to the terms of, any such plan; and “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.