aimc-8k_20190212.htm

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8‑K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

February 12, 2019

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

001-33209

(Commission
File Number)

61-1478870

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

300 Granite Street, Suite 201, Braintree, Massachusetts

 

02184

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(781) 917-0600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 


 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Executive Compensation

 

On February 12, 2019, the Personnel & Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Altra Industrial Motion Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), approved the 2019 compensation for the Company’s named executive officers.  The Compensation Committee based its determinations of the 2019 compensation, in part, on a 2018 report by the Company’s compensation consultant, Frederic W. Cook & Co., which indicated that (i) executive officer base salaries were below median market levels and (ii) total target direct compensation (the sum of base salary, target bonus and the annualized grant date present value of long-term incentive grants) for the Company’s executive officers generally fell below the 25th percentile of peer group data.  The Compensation Committee’s determination of the 2019 salaries, target bonus and long-term incentive grants for the Company’s named executive officers was consistent with the Compensation Committee’s philosophy to bring and maintain the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers in line with median market levels.  

 

For the year 2019, the named executive officers will receive base salaries as set forth below.  

 

 

 

 

 

Named Executive Officer

 

 

2018 Base Salary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carl R. Christenson

 

 

$

900,000

(1)

Christian Storch

 

 

$

480,000

(1) 

Gerald P. Ferris

 

 

$

250,000

(2)

Glenn E. Deegan

 

 

$

385,000

(1)

Craig Schuele

 

 

$

310,000

(1)

 

 

 

 

(1)

Increase is effective as of October 1, 2018

 

(2)

Increase is effective as of January 1, 2019.

 

On February 12, 2019, the Compensation Committee issued grants of restricted stock units, stock options, and target performance shares to the named executive officers under the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan as set forth below.  

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

Named Executive Officer

 

Number Granted

 

 

Stock Cash Value

at Time of Grant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carl R. Christenson

 

  

30,637

 

 

$

939,024

 

Christian Storch

 

 

8,423

 

 

$

258,165

 

Gerald P. Ferris

 

 

14,135

 

 

$

433,238

 

Glenn E. Deegan

 

 

5,811

 

 

$

178,107

 

Craig Schuele

 

 

3,279

 

 

$

100,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

Named Executive Officer

 

Number Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carl R. Christenson

 

  

122,547

 

Christian Storch

 

 

33,690

 

Gerald P. Ferris

 

 

0

 

Glenn E. Deegan

 

 

23,242

 

Craig Schuele

 

 

13,115

 


 

 

 

 

Performance Shares

 

Named Executive Officer

 

Target Number Granted

 

 

Stock Cash Value

at Time of Grant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carl R. Christenson

 

 

61,274

 

 

$

1,878,048

 

Christian Storch

 

 

16,845

 

 

$

516,299

 

Gerald P. Ferris

 

 

0

 

 

$

0

 

Glenn E. Deegan

 

 

11,621

 

 

$

356,183

 

Craig Schuele

 

 

6,558

 

 

$

201,003

 

 

The restricted stock awards and stock option awards will vest in equal installments on August 15, 2019, August 15, 2020, August 15, 2021 and August 15, 2022.  The stock option awards expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date.

 

The performance objective for the performance shares measures the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) against the TSR for a peer group of companies over a measurement period of three years beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021.  Award payouts for the performance shares are based on the percentile rank of the Company’s TSR compared to the TSR of peer group companies over the performance period.  Achievement of a relative TSR percentile rank at the 50th percentile results in an earned performance share award at 100% of target.   The percentage of the award earned at the end of the performance cycle based on the performance target can range between 0%, for achievement of a relative TSR percentile rank below the 25th percentile, and 150%, for achievement of a relative TSR percentile rank at or above the 75th percentile.  

 

On February 12, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Company also approved the 2019 target bonus percentage amounts for the named executive officers of the Company pursuant to the Company's Management Incentive Compensation Program.  The Compensation Committee established target bonus percentages for each of Carl R. Christenson, Christian Storch, Gerald P. Ferris, Glenn E. Deegan and Craig Schuele such that those executives may be entitled to receive a cash bonus equal to 110%, 70%, 55%, 60% and 50% of their 2019 base salary, respectively, subject to upward or downward adjustment by the Compensation Committee based on their respective individual and the Company’s performance in 2019.  The Company's performance is based on achievement of certain targeted amounts of adjusted EBTIDA, working capital management goals, and sales and earnings growth.


 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Glenn E. Deegan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Glenn E. Deegan

Title: Vice President, Legal and Human Resources,
General Counsel and Secretary

Date: February 19, 2019