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): April 1, 2011
ARCTIC CAT INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Minnesota | | 0-18607 | | 41-1443470 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 505 Hwy 169 North Suite 1000 | | |
| Plymouth, Minnesota | | 55441 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (763) 354-1800
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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. |
| (e) | On March 21, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company, upon recommendation of the Governance Committee, approved an amendment to the Arctic Cat Inc. 2007 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to modify the terms of the Company’s automatic annual option grant to non-employee directors to provide for annual grants of Awards with such terms as the Board in its discretion may determine. |
Effective April 1, 2011 each non-employee member of the Board of Directors received an option to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock and 1,585 restricted stock units (“RSUs”), each option and RSU vesting over three years. Also, effective April 1, 2011, the following executive officers received stock options exercisable at the Fair Market Value of the Company’s common stock on April 1, 2011 and restricted stock units, each option and RSU vesting over three years, for the number of shares indicated: Claude J. Jordan, 83,228 options and 9,987 RSUs; Christopher A. Twomey, 6,000 options and 1,585 RSUs; Timothy C. Delmore, 33,291 options and 3,995 RSUs; Paul Fisher, 15,853 options and 1,902 RSUs; Mary Ellen Walker, 17,570 options and 2,108 RSUs; William G. Nee, 15,853 options and 1,902 RSUs; Bradley D. Darling, 23,647 options and 2,838 RSUs; Roger H. Skime, 15,853 options and 1,902 RSUs.
A summary of the Plan is contained in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2009, and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Second Amendment to the Plan, the amended form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, the new form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors and the new form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 10.1 | | Second Amendment to Arctic Cat Inc. 2007 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan |
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| 10.2 | | Amended Form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement |
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| 10.3 | | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. |
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| 10.4 | | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers. |
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.
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| | | | ARCTIC CAT INC. |
| | | | (Registrant) |
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| Date: April 5, 2011 | | | | /s/ TIMOTHY C. DELMORE |
| | | | Timothy C. Delmore |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
ARCTIC CAT INC.
FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 10.1 | | Second Amendment to Arctic Cat Inc. 2007 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan |
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| 10.2 | | Amended Form of Director Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement |
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| 10.3 | | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors. |
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| 10.4 | | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Executive Officers. |
