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) November 7, 2008
GP Strategies Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
| 1-7234 |
| 13-1926739 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
of Incorporation) |
| File Number) |
| Identification No.) |
6095 Marshalee Drive, Suite 300, Elkridge, MD |
| 21075 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 379-3600
(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 (see General 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 Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of GP Strategies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“the Company”), approved the grant of restricted stock units to the Board of Directors and certain of the Company’s officers and key employees. On November 7, 2008, an aggregate of 312,500 restricted stock units were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2003 Incentive Stock Plan. The restricted stock units vest over the course of four years with 25% vesting on each anniversary subsequent to the November 7, 2008 grant date.
The following Named Executive Officers were granted restricted stock units:
Name |
| Title |
| No. of Stock Units |
Scott N. Greenberg |
| Chief Executive Officer |
| 20,000 |
Douglas E. Sharp |
| President |
| 17,500 |
Sharon Esposito-Mayer |
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| 13,333 |
Karl Baer |
| Executive Vice President |
| 12,500 |
The Company will file the Stock Unit Agreements for the Named Executive Officers with its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
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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.
| GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION |
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Date: November 13, 2008 | /s/ Kenneth L. Crawford |
| Kenneth L. Crawford |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
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