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): | June 1, 2005 |
Cooper Cameron Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13884 | 76-0451843 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1333 West Loop South, Suite 1700, Houston, Texas | 77027 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 713-513-3300 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Cooper Cameron Corporation (the "Company") has reached agreement with those executive officers with a Change of Control Agreement containing the right, in the event of a change of control, to tender to the Company their options in exchange for an amount equal to the Black-Scholes value of such options (the "B/S Put Right") to cancel this right. As consideration for this cancellation, the Company agreed to the payment of an agreed sum and a modification of the definition of "change of control" in the agreement to include mergers and other significant transactions involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries as a result of which at least 30% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or an equivalent value of cash or cash and securities is transferred, and a termination of the officer occurs in connection therewith. As a result, there is no longer any agreement containing a B/S Put Right.
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.
| Cooper Cameron Corporation | ||||
| June 2, 2005 | By: | William C. Lemmer | ||
| Name: William C. Lemmer | ||||
| Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||