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 Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2007
LSI INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10000 Alliance Road, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 45242 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (513) 793-3200
(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; Apointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
| (f) | On August 21, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of LSI Industries Inc. took the following actions relating to executive compensation: |
Fiscal 2007 Executive Compensation Matters
The Compensation Committee approved the payout of cash bonuses for fiscal 2007 to the Company’s executive officers under the Company’s discretionary Annual Incentive Compensation Plan. The amount of cash bonuses approved by the Compensation Committee to be paid to the Company’s “named executive officers” (as defined by Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K) are set forth in the table below.
Fiscal 2008 Executive Compensation Matters
| A. | The Compensation Committee approved increases in the annual base salaries of the Company’s executive officers to be effective September 3, 2007. The annual base salary approved by the Compensation Committee for the Company’s named executive officers is set forth in the table below. The Compensation Committee also granted the stock options, effective August 24, 2007, to the executives listed in the table below. |
Executive Compensation Table
| | | | | Fiscal 2008 Base Salary (effective 9/3/07) | | | Stock Options Grant Date 8/24/07 | |
Robert J. Ready President and Chief Executive Officer | | $ | 155,000 | | | $ | 630,000 | | | | 20,000 | |
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James P. Sferra Secretary, and Executive Vice President,Manufacturing | | $ | 125,000 | | | $ | 500,000 | | | | 20,000 | |
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Ronald S. Stowell Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | | $ | 75,000 | | | $ | 276,168 | | | | 25,000 | |
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Scott D. Ready President, LSI Lighting Solutions Plus | | $ | 20,000 | | | $ | 260,000 | | | | 25,000 | |
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David W. McCauley President, LSI Graphics Solutions Plus, and President, Grady McCauley Inc. | | $ | 60,000 | | | $ | 242,000 | | | | 25,000 | |
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Fred D. Jalbout President, LSI Technology Solutions Plus, and President, LSI Saco Technology | | | -- | | | $ | 236,000 | | | | 25,000 | |
| B. | The Compensation Committee approved stock option grants to the Company’s non-employee directors effective August 24, 2007, as indicated in the table below. |
Director Stock Option Grant
| Stock Options (Grant Date 8/24/07) |
| Gary P. Kreider | 2,500 |
| Dennis B. Meyer | 2,500 |
| Wilfred T. O’Gara | 2,500 |
| Mark A. Serrianne | 2,500 |
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.
| | LSI INDUSTRIES INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Ronald S. Stowell | |
| | | Ronald S. Stowell | |
| | | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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| August 27, 2007 | | | |
