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): January 16, 2012
| Petroleum Development Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 0-7246 | 95-2636730 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000, Denver, CO 80203 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-860-5800
| No Change |
(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. |
2012 Long-Term Incentive Compensation.
On January 16, 2012, the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors, after a review of performance and competitive market data, finalized the following 2012 long-term incentive grants for the Company’s current named executive officers under the Company’s 2010 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan.
The Committee awarded three types of 2012 executive officer equity awards: restricted stock (time-based vesting), stock-settled stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and performance shares. All awards were made under the Company’s 2010 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan. The grants of restricted stock and SARs were established with three-year ratable annual vesting on January 16 of each year with the first vesting on January 16, 2013. The receipt of any of the performance shares is contingent on the Company’s total shareholder return (TSR), which is essentially the Company’s stock price change including any dividends, as compared to the TSR of a set group of 15 peers. The performance shares are measured over a three-year period ending on December 31, 2014, and can result in a payout of between 0% and 200% of the target shares below. The 2012 equity awards were as follows:
| September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | ||||||||||
EXECUTIVE OFFICER | RESTRICTED STOCK (TIME-BASED VESTING) | STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS (SARs) | PERFORMANCE SHARES (TARGET) | |||||||||
James M. Trimble | 38,517 | 32,959 | 14,725 | |||||||||
Gysle R. Shellum | 11,413 | 9,766 | 4,363 | |||||||||
Barton R. Brookman | 11,413 | 9,766 | 4,363 | |||||||||
Daniel W. Amidon | 9,273 | 7,935 | 3,545 | |||||||||
Lance Lauck | 9,273 | 7,935 | 3,545 | |||||||||
Other restrictions and conditions of the awards include:
| • | Termination of any rights to unvested shares of restricted stock or SARs will result from the executive’s voluntary employment termination (other than by the executive for good reason) or employment termination by the Company for just cause. |
| • | Vesting of any unvested restricted stock and SARs will be accelerated in the event of termination of employment resulting from the death or disability of the executive, termination other than for cause, or voluntary termination for good reason. The performance shares may also vest upon such event, depending on certain factors outlined in the related agreements. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Form of Performance Share Agreement | |
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.
PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Date: January 20, 2012 | ||
| By: | /s/ James M. Trimble | |
James M. Trimble Chief Executive Officer and President | ||