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: July 18, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-32108 | 72-1375844 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
103 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300 Covington, LA | 70433 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(985) 727-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01—Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Longevity Grants Awarded to Non-Employee Directors Under Director Compensation Policy. Pursuant to the Director & Advisory Director Compensation Policy of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., or the Company, longevity grants are awarded to non-employee directors following five years of service with the Company. Based upon this Policy, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors awarded restricted stock units covering 4,084 shares of Hornbeck Offshore common stock to each of the following non-employee directors: Messrs. Larry D. Hornbeck, Bruce W. Hunt and Bernie W. Stewart. These units were granted to the non-employee directors effective July 17, 2007 and will vest in full on July 17, 2008.
Other Compensation Information. For a more complete discussion regarding the compensation paid to the named executive officers and to our non-employee directors, see the Company’s proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on April 5, 2007.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: July 23, 2007 | By: | /s/ James O. Harp, Jr. | ||||||
James O. Harp, Jr. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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