Form 8-K

 

 

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) February 3, 2015

 

 

DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-08174   95-0693330

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

23301 Wilmington Avenue, Carson, California   90745-6209
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 513-7200

N/A

(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:

 

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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.

(e) On February 3, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of Ducommun Incorporated approved the 2015 Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Plan is an annual cash bonus plan under which a bonus pool is funded based on the Company’s net income, cash flow and net sales relative to targets. Participants in the Plan are the chief executive officer, the other officers of the Company and three other key subsidiary officers. Bonus awards under the Plan range from zero to 210% of salary depending on position. Bonus awards are subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee. Bonus awards are based on a combination of the Company’s financial performance and the individual performance of the officers. The Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may award bonuses even if the Plan’s financial minimums are not achieved.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    2015 Bonus 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.

 

DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
Date: February 6, 2015 By:

/s/ James S. Heiser

James S. Heiser
Vice President and General Counsel
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED

2015 BONUS PLAN

PURPOSE: Reward achievement of Annual Operating Plan of Ducommun Incorporated (the “Company”) to build profitability and provide competitive compensation levels.

CONCEPT: Bonus pool created by the Company’s net income, cash flow from operating activities and net sales compared to Target.

PARTICIPANTS: Seven corporate officers and three key operating officers as set forth on Schedule A.

INCENTIVE AWARD RANGES: 0% to 210% of salary predicated on position.

INCENTIVE AWARD: Based on combination of:

 

  1. Company performance compared to Target.

 

  2. Individual manager performance.

APPROVAL: All awards to corporate officers and key operating officers are subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. All other awards are subject to the approval of the CEO.

DISCRETION: The Compensation Committee may exercise its discretion in the award of bonuses independent of the financial metrics.

 

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DUCOMMUN INCORPORATED

2015 BONUS PLAN

(in $000s)

Definitions

 

Net Income   =    Ducommun consolidated net income excluding the following:
(i) the effect of any changes in accounting principles that were not contemplated in the Company’s annual operating plan on which the Target is based,
(ii) any gain or loss on the sale of any business or product line,
(iii) any asset impairment write-offs or charges (whether of goodwill, intangible or tangible assets),
(iv) transaction-related costs or expenses arising in connection with the purchase or sale of any business or product line, including the effects of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141R (Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 shall continue to be applied), and
(v) Any costs or expenses arising in connection with the refinancing, restructuring or pre-payment of any debt, including but not limited to the unamortized portion of any original issue discount, the unamortized portion of any original issue cost and expenses, and any pre-payment or make-whole payments, costs or expenses.
Cash Flow   =    Cash flow from operating activities (subject to the adjustments of Net Income as set forth above)
Net Sales   =    Ducommun consolidated net sales, adjusted as appropriate for the effect of the purchase or sale of any business or product line

General

 

    Subject to the Compensation Committee’s discretion, no bonus will be paid to corporate or any subsidiary management unless Ducommun Net Income equals or exceeds the minimum Net Income set forth on Schedule B.

 

    Bonus targets for the persons covered by this Plan are expressed as a percentage of 2015 salaries as set forth on Schedule A.

 

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    Any person added to the Plan during the year must be approved by the CEO of Ducommun, and will be eligible to receive a pro rata bonus for the portion of the year employed.

 

    Except as set forth on Schedule A, to be eligible to receive a bonus award, a person must be employed by Ducommun or a subsidiary on the date of payment of the 2015 bonus.

 

    All amounts shall be calculated after accrual of the bonuses.

 

    All bonus awards to the persons listed on Schedule A are subject to the approval and are at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Ducommun. The Compensation Committee shall make all interpretations of this Plan, and shall have discretion to make exceptions or adjustments as it deems appropriate.

Bonus Pool

 

    A bonus pool shall be generated based fifty percent (50%) on the Net Income, forty percent (40%) on the Cash Flow and ten percent (10%) on the Net Sales (each, a “Financial Metric”) of the Company compared to Target as set forth on Schedule B.

 

    The bonus pool shall be calculated as follows:

 

•     Minimum or less     =     $0
•     Target = sum of target bonus percentage multiplied by the salary* for all persons covered by this Plan (“Aggregate Target Bonuses”).
•     Maximum = three times the Aggregate Target Bonuses

 

* Actual salary earned in 2015

 

    Shortfall in performance on one Financial Metric may be offset by over performance on the other Financial Metrics. (For example, 100% of Target for Net Sales, 90% of Target for Cash Flow and 108% of Target for Net Income creates a bonus pool equal to the Aggregate Target Bonuses.)

 

    All bonus pool amounts shall be calculated on a linear basis for performance between two data points.

 

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Bonus Awards

 

    Individual bonus awards are based on:

 

    Company Net Income, Cash Flow and Net Sales compared to Targets as set forth on Schedule B, and

 

    Assessment of individual manager performance.

 

    Shortfall in performance on one Financial Metric may be offset by over performance on other Financial Metrics.

 

    Individual bonus awards generally are subject to adjustment based on individual manager performance so that the individual bonus award would be in the range of 80% to 150% of the amount that would have been awarded to an individual manager based on the Financial Metrics alone, provided, however, that in unusual circumstances the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, may make adjustments to individual manager awards that are greater than this range.

 

 

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