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): April 1, 2015

 

 

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-21196   13-3045573

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Commission

File number

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

456 North 5th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(215) 873-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

 

 


Item 5.02. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On April 1, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the “ Committee ”) of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Destination Maternity Corporation (the “ Company ”) established the performance goals for the award of performance-based restricted stock units (“ RSUs ”) under the Amended and Restated Destination Maternity Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ EIP ”) for each of the named executive officers of the Company (each an “ Executive ”). The RSUs earned by an Executive, if any, will be based on specified levels of the Company’s cumulative Adjusted EBITDA, as reflected in the Company’s financials (“ Adjusted EBITDA ”), with respect to the Company’s 2015 fiscal year through and including the Company’s 2017 fiscal year (the “ Performance Period ”) and will generally be further contingent on the Executive’s continued employment with the Company through the date on which the shares in respect of these RSUs, if any, are issued following the end of the Performance Period.

For this purpose, the Committee determined that Adjusted EBITDA shall mean the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as reflected in the Company’s financials, adjusted to exclude the impact of (a) loss on impairment of tangible or intangible assets; (b) gain or loss on disposal of assets; (c) gain or loss from the early extinguishment, redemption or repurchase of debt, (d) stock-based compensation expense, (e) the impact of any changes to accounting principles that become effective during the Performance Period, and (f) any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with certain extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in the Company’s public filings (which includes any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the relocation of its corporate headquarters and distribution center facilities).

The following table sets forth the threshold, target and maximum RSUs earned by an Executive upon achievement of the specified levels of cumulative Adjusted EBITDA:

 

Executive

   Threshold      Target      Maximum  

Anthony M. Romano

     9,592 RSUs         19,183 RSUs         28,775 RSUs   

Christopher F. Daniel

     5,523 RSUs         11,045 RSUs         16,568 RSUs   

Judd P. Tirnauer

     4,069 RSUs         8,138 RSUs         12,207 RSUs   

Ronald J. Masciantonio

     4,069 RSUs         8,138 RSUs         12,207 RSUs   

The Committee will interpolate to determine the RSUs earned for all levels of cumulative Adjusted EBITDA above the Threshold Level but below the Maximum Level.

If a “Change in Control” (as such term is defined in the EIP) occurs during the Performance Period and during the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Executive’s RSUs will be earned at the Target Level (as set forth above). Additionally, if an Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated prior to distribution of shares of Company stock in respect of earned RSUs (i) due to the Executive’s death, (ii) due to the Executive becoming “Disabled” (as such term is defined in the EIP), (iii) by the Company without “Cause” or (iv) by the Executive for “Good Reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement between the Company and the Executive), then notwithstanding such termination of employment, the Executive will receive shares in respect of the number of the RSUs that are otherwise earned at the end of the Performance Period based on the actual performance of the Company, pro-rated for the number of days the Executive was employed during the Performance Period.

Any dividends declared on the shares of Company stock underlying the RSUs will be credited as additional RSUs based on the fair market value of the Company stock on the dividend record date. Those additional RSUs will be earned, if at all, on the same terms as the original RSUs.

 

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The form of RSU Award Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed or furnished with this Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan

 

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SIGNATURE

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 duly authorized.

 

Date: April 3, 2015 DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
By:

/s/ Judd P. Tirnauer

Judd P. Tirnauer
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan

 

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Exhibit 10.1

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

UNDER THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION

2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

THIS RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made by and between Destination Maternity Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the “ Company ”) and                      (the “ Grantee ”).

WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Amended and Restated Destination Maternity Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) for the benefit of its employees, directors, consultants, and other individuals who provide services to the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Plan permits the grant of Restricted Stock Units, including Restricted Stock Units that are Performance Awards; and

WHEREAS, to compensate the Grantee for his or her service with the Company and to further align the Grantee’s financial interests with those of the Company’s other stockholders, the Board approved this Award of Restricted Stock Units effective on                  ,      (the “ Effective Date ”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the agreements set forth herein, the parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

1. Award of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Award . The Company hereby awards the Grantee                      Restricted Stock Units (the “ Target Award ”), subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement and Section 3(c) of the Plan and subject further to the restrictions and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “ Restricted Stock Units ”). The terms of the Plan are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by this reference, as though fully set forth herein. Except as otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms herein will have the same meaning as defined in the Plan.

(b) Performance Restricted Stock Units . The Restricted Stock Units are Performance Awards and will become vested if and to the extent the service and performance vesting conditions set forth in Section 2 are satisfied. To the extent so vested, each Restricted Stock Unit represents an unfunded, unsecured right of the Grantee to receive one Share at a specified time.


2. Vesting of Restricted Stock Units .

(a) Performance Criteria . If the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company and/or its Affiliates through the “Settlement Date” (as defined in Section 3), the Grantee will vest in such percentage of the Target Award based on the Company’s cumulative “Adjusted EBITDA” (as defined below) with respect to the Company’s                      fiscal year through and including the Company’s                      fiscal year (the “ Performance Period ”), as set forth in the following table:

 

     Threshold Level      Target Level      Maximum Level  

Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA

   $                    $                    $                

Percent of Target Award Vested

    
 
50% of Target
Award
  
  
    
 
100% of Target
Award
  
  
    
 
150% of Target
Award
  
  

The Committee will interpolate to determine the Restricted Stock Units vested for all levels of cumulative Adjusted EBITDA above the Threshold Level but below the Maximum Level. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA for the                      fiscal year does not equal or exceed $            , all of Grantee’s Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited with no further compensation due to Grantee. Additionally, if cumulative Adjusted EBITDA is below the Threshold Level, all of Grantee’s Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited with no further compensation due to Grantee.

(b) Definition of Adjusted EBITDA . Adjusted EBITDA shall mean the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as reflected in the Company’s financials, adjusted to exclude the impact of (a) loss on impairment of tangible or intangible assets; (b) gain or loss on disposal of assets; (c) gain or loss from the early extinguishment, redemption or repurchase of debt, and (d) stock-based compensation expense. “Adjusted EBITDA” will also be adjusted to exclude (i) the impact of any changes to accounting principles that become effective during the Performance Period, (ii) any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Company’s evaluation, pursuit or consummation of one or more strategic alternatives or transactions (which such expenses are considered to be incurred in connection with extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in the Company’s public filings), and (iii) any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the relocation of its corporate headquarters and distribution center facilities (which such expenses are considered to be incurred in connection with extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in the Company’s public filings). Additionally, the Committee reserves the right, in its sole judgment, to utilize negative discretion to make equitable adjustments to Adjusted EBITDA with respect to extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events and/or acquisitions or dispositions by the Company of any entity or line of business (or acquisitions or dispositions of all or substantially all of the assets of an entity or line of business) that occur during the Performance Period.

(c) Change in Control . If a Change in Control occurs during the Performance Period and the Grantee is continuously employed by the Company and/or its Affiliates through the date of that Change in Control, the Grantee will vest in the Restricted Stock Units at the Target Level and, and in full settlement of his or her rights hereunder, will receive a distribution of the Shares underlying such Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to but contingent upon such Change in Control. In addition, upon a Change in Control, the Committee reserves the right, on a case by case basis, to increase the vested Restricted Stock Units from the Target Level to the Maximum Level or to any other amount in between those levels. For avoidance of doubt, this paragraph will not limit the right of the Board to take other action with respect to the Restricted Stock Units under Section 3(d)(vi) of the Plan upon the occurrence of any Change in Control.

 

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(d) Certain Terminations of Service . If the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated prior to distribution of Shares in respect of vested Restricted Stock Units (i) due to the Grantee’s death, (ii) due to the Grantee becoming Disabled, (iii) by the Company without “Cause” or (iv) by the Grantee for “Good Reason” (as such terms are defined in the employment agreement between the Company and the Grantee), then notwithstanding such termination of employment, the Grantee will vest in a number of the Restricted Stock Units equal to that number of Restricted Stock Units that would otherwise have vested in accordance with Section 2(a) above (i.e., based on the actual performance of the Company through the end of the Performance Period), pro-rated in a ratio equal to the full number of completed days of the Grantee’s employment with the Company or its Affiliates in the Performance Period over 1095. Any remaining Restricted Stock Units that do not then vest will be forfeited with no further compensation due to Grantee. If the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates or is terminated for any other reason prior to the Settlement Date, all of the Grantee’s the Restricted Stock Units will be forfeited immediately with no further compensation due to Grantee. The foregoing treatment upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates during the Performance Period will supersede any contrary treatment in any presently existing employment agreement between the Company and the Grantee.

3. Settlement . Except as otherwise provided above in Section 2(c), the Committee will certify the performance results, and the resulting number of vested Restricted Stock Units, promptly following the end of the Performance Period. Shares will be distributed to the Grantee in respect of vested Restricted Stock Units within 2  1 2 months following the end of the Performance Period (the “ Settlement Date ”).

4. Non-Transferability . Neither the Restricted Stock Units nor any right with respect thereto may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance will be void and unenforceable.

5. Rights of Grantee During Restricted Period . The Grantee will not have any stockholder rights or privileges, including voting rights, with respect to the Shares underlying the Restricted Stock Units until such Shares are delivered to the Grantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company declares and pays a cash dividend or distribution with respect to its Shares prior to the Settlement Date, the Restricted Stock Units then subject hereto will be increased by a number of additional Restricted Stock Units determined by dividing (A) the total dividend or distribution that would then be payable with respect to a number of Shares equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units subject hereto on the dividend or distribution record date (including any additional Restricted Stock Units previously credited pursuant to this paragraph), divided by (b) the Fair Market Value on the dividend or distribution record date. Additional Restricted Stock Units credited under this paragraph will be subject to the same terms and conditions (including the same performance vesting and settlement) as the Restricted Stock Units subject hereto immediately prior to such dividend or distribution.

6. Securities Laws . The Board may from time to time impose any conditions on the Restricted Stock Units or the Shares underlying such award, as it deems necessary or advisable to ensure that the Shares are issued and resold in compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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7. Tax Consequences . The Grantee acknowledges that the Company has not advised the Grantee regarding the Grantee’s income tax liability in connection with the grant, vesting or settlement of the Restricted Stock Units. The Grantee has had the opportunity to review with his or her own tax advisors the federal, state and local tax consequences of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Grantee is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Grantee understands that the Grantee (and not the Company) shall be responsible for the Grantee’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

8. The Plan . This Award of Restricted Stock Units is subject to, and the Grantee agrees to be bound by, all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, as such Plan may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. Pursuant to the Plan, the Board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with the Plan as it shall deem appropriate and proper. A copy of the Plan in its present form is available for inspection during business hours by the Grantee at the Company’s principal office. All questions of the interpretation and application of the Plan and the Grantee shall be determined by the Board and any such determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

9. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Plan, represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, agreements and understandings of every nature.

10. No Right to Continued Employment . Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall be construed as giving the Grantee the right to be retained in the employ of, or in any consulting relationship with, the Company or any of its Affiliates. Further, the Company (or, as applicable, its Affiliates) may at any time dismiss the Grantee, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan or this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.

11. Electronic Delivery of Documents . The Grantee hereby authorizes the Company to deliver electronically any prospectuses or other documentation related to this Award, the Plan and any other compensation or benefit plan or arrangement in effect from time to time (including, without limitation, reports, proxy statements or other documents that are required to be delivered to participants in such plans or arrangements pursuant to federal or state laws, rules or regulations). For this purpose, electronic delivery will include, without limitation, delivery by means of e-mail or e-mail notification that such documentation is available on the Company’s Intranet site. Upon written request, the Company will provide to the Grantee a paper copy of any document also delivered to the Grantee electronically. The authorization described in this paragraph may be revoked by the Grantee at any time by written notice to the Company.

12. Tax Withholding . The Company hereby agrees that, at the election of the Grantee and except as would otherwise violate the terms of any financing agreement to which the Company is then a party, the minimum required tax withholding obligations arising in connection with this Award may be settled by withholding the delivery of nonforfeitable Shares otherwise distributable hereunder in respect of vested Restricted Stock Units based on the Fair Market Value of those Shares.

 

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13. Governing Law . This Agreement will be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to the application of the principles of conflicts of laws.

14. Amendment . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, this Agreement may only be amended by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

15. Execution . This Agreement may be executed, including execution by facsimile signature, in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company’s duly authorized representative and the Grantee have each executed this Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement on the respective date below indicated.

 

DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
By:

 

Name:
Title:
Date:
GRANTEE
Signature:

 

Date:

 

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