-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OmoDrzLDVZT5aYBIIWxYGkNJdMJ2Blr3mchfjAn6Ob7075/0gWxQL3TFFa5AYA+h 6IS8CVd/DDKKaPFy/ulZng== 0001193125-10-214789.txt : 20100922 0001193125-10-214789.hdr.sgml : 20100922 20100922165350 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-214789 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100916 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20100922 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100922 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000721237 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES [8200] IRS NUMBER: 222465204 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10031 FILM NUMBER: 101085046 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1615 W CHESTER PIKE STREET 2: STE 200 CITY: WEST CHESTER STATE: PA ZIP: 19382-6223 BUSINESS PHONE: 484-947-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1615 W CHESTER PIKE STREET 2: STE 200 CITY: WEST CHESTER STATE: PA ZIP: 19382-6223 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NOBEL EDUCATION DYNAMICS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931222 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROCKING HORSE CHILD CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931222 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PETRIE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851031 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest reported): September 16, 2010

 

 

NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   22-2465204

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1615 West Chester Pike, Suite 200

West Chester, PA

  19382
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 947-2000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changes since last report.)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

On September 16, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. (the “Company”) approved certain compensatory arrangements with respect to its named executive officers: George H. Bernstein (Chief Executive Officer), Thomas Frank (Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Patricia B. Miller (Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer), G. Lee Bohs (Senior Vice President—Corporate Development), Dr. Susan W. Race (Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer) and Jeanne Marie Welsko (Senior Vice President—Human Resources).

Fiscal Year 2010 Incentive Compensation

The Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, reviewed the performance of the Company against the targets set by the Board in the beginning of its fiscal year ended July 3, 2010. Following this review, the Board approved the payment of bonuses given the achieved bonus targets and the grant of stock options under the Company’s 2010 annual incentive compensation plan and Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan, respectively, to each of the named executive officers as follows:

 

Named Executive Officer

   2010 Non-Equity
Incentive Bonus
   2010 Restricted Stock
Award (1) (2)
   2010 Option
Award (1) (3)

George H. Bernstein

   $ 55,048.88    3,500    42,000

Thomas Frank

   $ 19,038.35    2,200    27,000

G. Lee Bohs

   $ 18,079.05    2,200    21,000

Patricia B. Miller

   $ 17,009.07    2,200    21,000

Dr. Susan W. Race

   $ 11,880.52    1,900    26,000

Jeanne Marie Welsko

   $ 11,511.56    1,900    10,000

 

(1) The grant date for the awards is the third trading day after the date on which the Company announces the results of its operations for fiscal 2010, which were announced on September 16, 2010. Therefore, the grant date will be September 21, 2010.
(2) All 2010 restricted stock awards will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) Dr. Race received options to purchase 21,000 shares of common stock under the Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan and options to purchase 5,000 shares of common stock in connection with her promotion to Chief Academic Officer. All 2010 stock option awards will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, with an exercise price equal to the average of the highest and lowest selling prices of our common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on the day prior to the date of grant.

Fiscal Year 2011 Compensation Program

Upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board approved certain components of the 2011 Compensation Program, including base salary, non-equity incentive compensation and deferred compensation awards. Pursuant to the 2011 Compensation Program components approved by the Board, the Company’s named executive offices will receive the following compensation:

(a) annual base salaries for the named executive officers for fiscal 2011 remain the same as fiscal 2010 base salaries, except that the annual base salary for Dr. Susan Race has been increased to $190,000 in connection with her promotion to Chief Academic Officer;

(b) non-equity incentive compensation targets for fiscal 2011 equal to the percentage of base salary set forth in the table below. Our named executive officers will be eligible to receive all or a portion of their respective non-equity incentive compensation based on the Company’s fiscal 2011 performance as measured by revenue and earnings per share; and


(c) a Company contribution of 15% of cash compensation to the named executive officers’ deferred compensation accounts. The named executive officers will fully vest in this contribution after the named executive officers have participated in the deferred compensation program for five years.

 

Named Executive Officer

   2011 Target Non-Equity
Incentive Compensation
(% of 2011 Base Salary)
 

George H. Bernstein

   100

Thomas Frank

   50

G. Lee Bohs

   50

Patricia B. Miller

   50

Dr. Susan W. Race

   50

Jeanne Marie Welsko

   50


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.

 

  NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, INC.
Date: September 22, 2010   By:  

/s/ George H. Bernstein

    Name:   George H. Bernstein
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
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