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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2006
Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | | 0-23911 | | 52-2081138 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
1410 SW Jefferson Street, Portland, OR 97201 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (503) 721-6500
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 29, 2006, the Compensation Committee of Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted a plan (the “Exchange Plan”) under which all holders of unexpired options granted by the Company to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock may exchange previously issued options (the “Old Options”) for new options (“New Options”). Eligible participants include all employees, officers and directors. The exercise price of each New Options is $1.32 per share, which is 110% of the closing price of the Company’s stock on December 29, 2006. Under the Exchange Plan, all current holders are entitled to surrender their Old Options (whether vested or not) for an equal number of New Options with a 10-year term and vesting of 1/3rd each year beginning on December 31, 2007.
All of the Company’s executive officers and all but one of the Company’s independent directors participated in the exchange.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 4, 2007
| FOG CUTTER CAPITAL GROUP INC. |
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| By: | /s/ R. Scott Stevenson |
| | R. Scott Stevenson |
| | Senior Vice President and Chief |
| | Financial Officer |
