| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| CURRENT REPORT |
| Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 19, 2008 |
| CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC. |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | | 001-10924 | | 75-2396863 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | | (Commission File | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation) | | Number) | | Identification No.) |
| 6 Desta Drive, Suite 6500, Midland, Texas | | 79705-5510 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (432) 682-6324 |
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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 May 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized the Company to establish three bonus compensation plans, the Amacker-Tippett Reward Plan, the Austin Chalk Reward Plan and the Barstow Area Reward Plan (individually, the “Plan” and collectively, the “Plans”) to reward eligible officers, employees and other service providers for continued quality service to the Company, and to encourage retention of those officers, employees and service providers by providing them the opportunity to receive bonus payments that are based on profits derived from a portion of the Company’s working interest in wells (the “Wells”) drilled by the Company in the respective areas covered by each Plan on or after the Effective Date. On May 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company also authorized awards to certain officers, key employees and consultants of the Company under the Plans. The Plans were established and awards were granted under the Plans on June 19, 2008. The Effective Date for each Plan is as follows: Amacker-Tippett Reward Plan – January 1, 2007; Austin Chalk Reward Plan – June 1, 2007; and Barstow Area Reward Plan – May 5, 2008.
Each Plan provides for quarterly cash bonuses to the Participants, as a group, equal to the after-payout cash flow from 7% of the Company’s working interest in the Wells. The quarterly cash bonuses are allocated among the Participants based on each Participant’s bonus percentage.
To continue as a Participant in each Plan, Participants must remain in the employment or service of the Company through May 5, 2013 (the “Full Vesting Date”). Participants who remain in the employment or service of the Company through the Full Vesting Date will continue as Participants for the duration of the Plan, subject to the terms of the Plan. The Full Vesting Date may occur sooner than May 5, 2013 in the event of a Change of Control or Sale Transaction, as those terms are defined in the Plans.
Bonus awards under the Plans were granted to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and named executive officers as follows:
| | | Bonus Percentages |
| | | Amacker-Tippett | | Austin Chalk | | Barstow Area |
| Officer | | Reward Plan | | Reward Plan | | Reward Plan |
| Clayton W. Williams, Jr. | | 28.5714% | | 28.5714% | | 28.5714% |
| L. Paul Latham | | 7.1428% | | 3.57314% | | 5.3571% |
| Mel G. Riggs | | 7.1428% | | 3.57314% | | 5.3571% |
| T. Mark Tisdale | | .8929% | | .8929% | | 1.4286% |
Amounts payable under the Plans to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and named executive officers will depend on the quarterly bonus amounts determined pursuant to the terms of the Plans as described above.
The foregoing descriptions are only summaries of, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, the Plans, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is provided as part of the information furnished under Item 5.02 of this report.
| Exhibit | | |
| Number | | Description |
| | | |
| 10.1 | | Amaker-Tippet Reward Plan |
| | | |
| 10.2 | | Austin Chalk Reward Plan |
| | | |
| 10.3 | | Barstow Area Reward Plan |
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.
| | | CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC. |
| Date: | June 25, 2008 | By: | /s/ L. Paul Latham |
| | | | L. Paul Latham |
| | | | Executive Vice President and Chief |
| | | | Operating Officer |
| Date: | June 25, 2008 | By: | /s/ Mel G. Riggs |
| | | | Mel G. Riggs |
| | | | Senior Vice President and Chief |
| | | | Financial Officer |
CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | | |
| Number | | Description |
| | | |
| 10.1 | | Amaker-Tippet Reward Plan |
| | | |
| 10.2 | | Austin Chalk Reward Plan |
| | | |
| 10.3 | | Barstow Area Reward Plan |
