UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 17, 2009
CARBO Ceramics Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-15903 | 72-1100013 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 575 North Dairy Ashford, Suite 300 Houston, Texas | 77079 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(281) 921-6400
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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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.
The following information is being reported pursuant to Section 5.02(e) of Form 8-K:
On November 17, 2009, CARBO Ceramics Inc. (“CARBO”) agreed to increase the annual base salary of Gary A. Kolstad, CARBO’s President and Chief Executive Officer, from $500,000 to $600,000 effective on January 1, 2010 pursuant to the terms of Mr. Kolstad’s Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated October 31, 2008, under which the CARBO Board of Directors may review and increase Mr. Kolstad’s annual base salary in its discretion as it deems appropriate.
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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.
| CARBO CERAMICS INC. | ||||
| Date: November 20, 2009 | ||||
| By: | /s/ R. Sean Elliott | |||
| General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||