UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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: March 18, 2011)
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified
in its their Charter)
Delaware |
001-33124 |
20-1380758 |
259 Prospect
Plains Road
Cranbury, New Jersey 08512
(Address of Principal Executive Office, including Zip Code)
(609) 495-2495
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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.
2011 Long Term Incentive Awards
On March 18, 2011, the Registrant granted non-qualified options to purchase shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share, or Common Stock, and awarded target performance shares (contingent rights to obtain shares of Common Stock) pursuant to its 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan, or 2009 LTIP, to participants in the 2009 LTIP, including to the officers shown in the following table and in the amounts indicated:
Name and Title |
Total Number of |
Per Share Option Price ($) |
Number of |
Randolph Gress, |
27,200 |
$39.67 |
14,600 |
Neil Salmon, |
7,000 |
$39.67 |
3,700 |
William Farran, |
5,900 |
$39.67 |
3,150 |
Louis Calvarin, |
4,400 |
$39.67 |
2,300 |
Abraham Shabot |
2,400 |
$39.67 |
1,250 |
In general, the options, all of which are non-qualified options granted at a strike price equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market on the date of grant, will be outstanding for up to 10 years from date of grant and will vest (and first become exercisable) ratably over the next three years on each of the succeeding anniversaries of the grant date. The performance shares relate to an award cycle covering the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. The number of performance shares to be earned can range from 0.5x (threshold) to 2.0 x (maximum) of the number of target shares awarded depending on the extent to which the Registrant attains the level of Contribution Margin, or CM, as adjusted by Return on Invested Capital, or ROIC (all as defined in the performance measure adopted for the cycle). Continued service through the end of the cycle is required to earn the entire award with specified exceptions that include changes affecting control of the Registrant and employment terminations without Cause or for Good Reason (as defined in the award agreement governing the grants).
The above description and full terms of the grants and awards are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the award agreement to be entered into between each recipient and the Registrant, the general form of which has been filed as incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Form 8-K of Innophos Holdings, Inc. filed June 4, 2009.
Item 8.01 Other Items.
On March 21, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing a declaration of a dividend of $0.25 per share of Common Stock payable April 29, 2011 to holders of record on April 15, 2011, representing an increase of 47% in the dividend rate.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed with this report:
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(d) Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release of Registrant dated March 21, 2011 |
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SIGNATURES |
According 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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INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC. |
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By: /s/ Neil Salmon |
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Name: Neils Salmon |
Dated: March 23, 2011.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INNOPHOS HOLDINGS, INC. DECLARES DIVIDEND OF $0.25 PER SHARE;
INCREASES RATE BY 47%
CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY (March 21, 2011) Innophos Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ''IPHS) today announced that its Board of Directors had declared a dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock, payable on April 29, 2011 to holders of record on April 15, 2011. The new rate represents an increase of 47% over the previous $0.17 per share quarterly dividend rate. The company has paid cash dividends at the previous rate continuously since it went public in late 2006.
Randy Gress, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, commented, We are pleased to announce the Boards decision to increase significantly our quarterly dividend. This announcement reflects the success of our transformation to a company primarily focused on food ingredients, with improved earnings and cashflow characteristics and greatly reduced leverage. Our strong financial position gives us the ability to return additional value to shareholders through the dividend, while at the same time maintaining our primary focus on investing in the future growth of our business.
About Innophos Holdings, Inc.
Innophos is a leading North American producer of specialty phosphate products, offering performance-critical ingredients with applications in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, oral care and industrial end markets. Innophos produces complex phosphates to the highest standards of quality and consistency demanded by customers worldwide, develops new and innovative phosphate-based products to address specific customer applications and supports these high-value products with industry-leading technical service. Headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey, Innophos has manufacturing operations in Nashville, TN; Chicago Heights, IL; Chicago (Waterway), IL; Geismar, LA; Port Maitland, ON (Canada); and Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and San Jose de Iturbide (Mission Hills), Guanajuato (Mexico). For more information please see www.innophos.com. 'IPHS-G'
Contact Information: |
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Innophos Holdings, Inc. |
Breakstone Group |
Investor Relations: (609) 366-1299 investor.relations@innophos.com |
Barbara Cano 646-452-2334 |
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