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):
March 28, 2006
RAE Systems Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31783 | 77-0588488 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3775 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95134
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(408) 952-8200
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Named Executive Officer Compensation
On March 28, 2006, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of RAE Systems Inc. (the “Company”) approved the following fiscal year 2006 executive bonus award levels relative to the Company’s named executive officers:
Qualifying Executive | Annual Salary ($) | Target Percentage (%) | Target Cash Bonus ($) | ||||
Robert I. Chen | 280,000 | 40 | % | 112,000 | |||
Donald W. Morgan | 200,000 | 30 | % | 60,000 | |||
Rudy Mui | 170,000 | 30 | % | 51,000 | |||
Peter Hsi | 187,000 | 25 | % | 46,750 | |||
Hong Tao Sun | 170,000 | 25 | % | 42,500 |
Executive officers will be entitled to a ratable amount of their stated target cash bonus only if the Company achieves at least eighty-five percent (85%) of its budgeted (i) operating profit and/or (ii) revenue goals for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. Bonus payments will be weighted at fifty-percent (50%) for achieving operating profit, and fifty percent (50%) for achieving the Company’s revenue goals. The ratable cash bonus payment to each officer is capped at two times the above stated target cash bonus for achievement levels of more than two hundred percent (200%) of the Company’s budgeted (i) operating profit and/or (ii) revenue goals for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006.
Director Compensation
On March 28, 2006, the Committee also adopted the following compensation arrangements for the Company’s non-employee directors:
Attendance Fees | Stock Option Award | |||
| All Board Members | $1,000 per Board meeting | 100,000 shares vesting ratably over four years, with renewals for each additional four years of service | ||
Lead Independent Director | — | Additional award of 125,000 shares vesting ratably over four years, with renewals for each additional four years of service | ||
| Audit Committee | $500 per committee meeting, plus a $5,000 annual retainer | — | ||
Audit Committee Chair | Additional $5,000 annual retainer | Additional award of 50,000 shares vesting ratably over four years, with renewals for each additional four years of service | ||
| Compensation Committee | $250 per committee meeting | — | ||
Compensation Committee Chair | — | Additional award of 10,000 shares vesting ratably over four years, with renewals for each additional four years of service | ||
| Nominating and Governance Committee | $250 per committee meeting | — | ||
Nominating and Governance Committee Chair | — | Additional award of 10,000 shares vesting ratably over four years, with renewals for each additional four years of service | ||
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On March 28, 2006, the Company received notice from each of Susan K. Barnes and Edward C. Ross of their respective decisions to retire as members of the Company’s Board of Directors effective at the 2006 annual stockholder meeting. Ms. Barnes has served as a member of the Board of Directors since July 2004 and is chair of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Ross has served as a member of the Board of Directors since March 2001 and is a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
On March 28, 2006, upon recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Company’s Board of Directors nominated Messrs. A. Marvin Strait and James W. Power to stand for election to the Company’s Board of Directors at the 2006 annual stockholder meeting as a Class I directors for a term to expire at the 2009 annual stockholders meeting. If elected, both Messrs. Power and Strait have agreed to serve as a Company director. Both the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board of Directors considered the qualifications for director candidates as set forth in the Company’s 2005 annual proxy, which are available on its website atwww.raesystems.com, or in print by writing to the Corporate Secretary, RAE Systems Inc., 3775 North First Street, San Jose, California, 95134. Additional details regarding Messrs. Strait and Power will be provided in the Company’s 2006 annual proxy statement.
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.
Date: April 3, 2006
| RAE SYSTEMS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Donald W. Morgan | |
| Name: | Donald W. Morgan | |
| Title: | Vice President and | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||