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): October 14, 2014
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 1-6807 | 56-0942963 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 1017, 10401 Monroe Road Charlotte, North Carolina |
28201-1017 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (704) 847-6961
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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.
Fiscal 2015 Named Executive Officer Compensation
On October 14, 2014, the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the Company) approved fiscal year 2015 annual compensation packages for the Companys principal executive officer (PEO), principal financial officer (PFO) and the three most highly compensated executive officers other than the PEO and PFO who were serving as executive officers of the Company at the end of the Companys fiscal year ended August 30, 2014 (collectively, named executive officers), as follows:
Name |
Base Salary (1) | Target Cash Bonus Award (% of base compensation) (2) |
Long-Term Incentives (3) | |||||||||
Howard R. Levine, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (PEO) |
$ | 1,185,000 | 120 | % | $ | 3,800,000 | ||||||
Mary A. Winston, Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer (PFO) |
$ | 520,000 | 55 | % | $ | 500,000 | ||||||
Barry W. Sullivan, Executive Vice President Store Operations |
$ | 455,000 | 55 | % | $ | 400,000 | ||||||
James C. Snyder, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
$ | 435,000 | 40 | % | $ | 240,000 | ||||||
Jason Reiser, Executive Vice President Chief Merchandising Officer |
$ | 420,000 | 55 | % | $ | 400,000 | ||||||
(1) | Increases to base salaries effective October 26, 2014. |
(2) | Pursuant to the Companys 2006 Incentive Plan. |
(3) | Pursuant to the Companys 2006 Incentive Plan. Represents a dollar value for an award of equity consisting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) which vest on the third anniversary of grant and stock options with a ten-year term which vest 40%, 30% and 30% on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of grant, in each case subject to employment conditions. These awards were granted on October 14, 2014 in accordance with the Companys equity award policy. Such dollar value was divided equally between stock options and RSUs at the time of grant based upon fair values determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
The foregoing does not constitute a complete summary of the compensation terms of the named executive officers and reference is made to the following Company plans with respect to various aspects of the compensation packages awarded to each named executive officer: (i) Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on December 7, 2010); (ii) Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Program (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the this Form 8-K); (iii) Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Fiscal 2015 Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Program and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Certificate (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Form 8-K); and (iv) the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Guidelines for Annual Cash Bonus Awards (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on June 29, 2012).
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
10.1 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Program
10.2 Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Fiscal 2015 Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Program and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Certificate
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.
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: October 16, 2014 | By: | /s/ James C. Snyder, Jr. | ||||
James C. Snyder, Jr. | ||||||
Senior Vice President-General Counsel and | ||||||
Secretary |