Delaware | 000-19253 | 04-2723701 | ||||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 St. Louis, MO | 63127 | |||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Not Applicable |
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
Date: | August 10, 2015 | By: | /s/ Louis DiPietro |
Name: | Louis DiPietro | ||
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | 2005 Long-Term Incentive Program, as amended | |
10.2 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for directors under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan | |
10.3 | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan | |
10.4 | Form of Stock Settled Appreciation Right Agreement under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan | |
10.5 | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Program, as amended | |
10.6 | Form of Stock Settled Appreciation Right Agreement under the 2005 Long-Term Incentive Program, as amended |
a) | Cause. Cause shall include (and is not limited to) dishonesty with respect to the Company or any affiliate of the Company, insubordination, substantial malfeasance or non-feasance of duty, unauthorized disclosure of confidential information, or conduct substantially prejudicial to the business of the Company or any affiliate of the Company or any other circumstance which would constitute or be deemed “cause” pursuant to any other agreement entered into between an LTIP Participant and the Company or an affiliate of the Company, as determined by the Committee or any officer designated by it, in its, his or her sole discretion. The determination of the Committee or such designated officer as to the existence of Cause will be conclusive on the LTIP Participant and the Company. |
b) | Change in Control. Any of the following events: (i) the purchase or other acquisition by any person, entity or group of persons, within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”) (excluding, for this purpose, the Company, its affiliates and any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or its affiliates), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act) of 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors in any transaction or series of transactions; (ii) when individuals who, as of the effective date of the LTIP, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person who becomes a director subsequent to the effective date of the LTIP whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved in advance by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board excluding members of its Incumbent Board who are no longer serving as directors shall be, for purposes of this section, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; provided, however, the following persons shall not be considered members of the Incumbent Board: (a) individuals whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of directors of the Company and (b) individuals approved by the Incumbent Board as a result of an agreement intended to avoid or settle an actual or threatened contest; (iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, except in each case following such |
c) | Choice Award. An award that provides designated LTIP Participants with the choice to receive the award in a) Restricted Stock, b) a Stock Settled Appreciation Right (“SSAR”), or c) a combination of Restricted Stock and a SSAR. |
d) | Committee. The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or any successor committee designated by such Board to assume the responsibilities for the administration of this LTIP. |
e) | Deferred Annual Bonus Match Award. A deferred bonus that is awarded to designated LTIP participants based on a percentage of the LTIP Participant’s earned annual bonus as determined in accordance with Section 8(a.) |
f) | Disability. Permanent and total disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. |
g) | Fair Market Value. With respect to Common Stock: |
(i) | if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of grant or determination; |
(ii) | if the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly reported for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in Section 2(g)(i), and if bid and asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the over-the-counter market on the date of grant or determination; and |
(iii) | if the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee, in good faith, shall determine. |
h) | LTIP Award. Any Performance Award, Restricted Stock, Choice Award or Deferred Annual Bonus Match awarded to an LTIP Participant in accordance with Section 5, 6, 7 or 8. |
i) | LTIP Participant. A director, employee or consultant of the Company or any affiliate of the Company as designated in Section 4 for participation in one or more programs under the LTIP; provided, however, that only those persons eligible for awards under the 2015 Plan may receive such awards under the LTIP. |
j) | Stock Option. A non-statutory stock option granted pursuant to an LTIP Participant’s election of such |
k) | Performance Award. An award determined in accordance with Section 5(a) and payable to designated LTIP Participants on the basis of the achievement of Performance Goals for a Performance Period. |
l) | Performance Goal. One or more goals, which may include financial and non-financial measures, established by the Committee for a Performance Period. |
m) | Performance Period. One or more periods of time, which may be varying and overlapping durations, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for purposes of determining an LTIP Participant’s right to and the payment of any Performance Awards. |
n) | Restricted Stock Award. An award determined in accordance with Section 6. |
o) | Stock Settled Appreciation Right. A Stock Settled Appreciation Right (“SSAR”), granted pursuant to an LTIP Participant’s election of such choice in accordance with Section 7, is an award in the form of a right to receive Common Stock, upon exercise of the SSAR, in an amount equal to the appreciation in the value of the underlying Common Stock over a base price established in the SSAR. The SSAR holder, upon exercise, shall be entitled to receive an amount of Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the product of (x) the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise exceeds the measurement price established pursuant to the applicable SSAR agreement, provided that such measurement price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, multiplied by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the SSAR being exercised, divided by (ii) the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise. Each SSAR will be exercisable at such times and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify in the applicable SSAR agreement; provided, however, that no SSAR will be granted for a term in excess of 10 years. |
a) | Target Award. For each Performance Period, a designated LTIP Participant as determined as of the first day of the Performance Period and to whom the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, to grant a Performance Award under this Section 5(a) shall be granted a target Performance Award equal to a percentage of his or her annualized base salary in effect as of the first day of the first fiscal year in the Performance Period, or date of hire, if later, or such other date if so determined by the Committee. To the extent required by the 2015 Plan, Performance Awards shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2015 Plan. |
b) | Performance Goals. With respect to each Performance Award granted to designated LTIP Participants, the Committee shall select, within the first 90 days or, if less, the first 25% of a Performance Period, the Performance Goals for such Performance Award, and the achievement targets with respect to each Performance Goal, and may select a threshold level of performance below which no amount will become payable with respect to such Performance Award, and a maximum Performance Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, in recognition of the difficulty in establishing multi-year performance metrics that promote the purpose of the LTIP and provide fair treatment in the determination of Performance Awards, beginning with the Performance Period for the three year period beginning in 2015 and ending in 2017, in the event the minimum threshold level of performance established by the Committee is not achieved, but the Company’s earnings per share (“EPS”) over the Performance Period is at or above the 50th percentile of the range of EPS of a peer group of publicly traded restaurant companies with a market capitalization of at least $250 million, as selected by the Committee, then the Committee shall have the discretion to grant Performance Awards of up to the LTIP Participants’ targeted award payout. Each Performance Award will specify the target amount payable, or the formula for determining the amount payable, upon achievement of the various applicable Performance Goals. The Performance Goals established by the Committee may be (but need not be) different for each Performance Period. As soon as practicable following the end of the Performance Period, the Committee shall determine the extent to which the Performance Goals have been achieved, and the percentage of the target Performance Award payable based on the level at which Performance Goals have been achieved. |
c) | Form of Payment. Performance Awards shall be payable partly in cash and, provided that sufficient shares of Common Stock are available under the 2015 Plan, with the remainder payable in whole shares of Common Stock (with any fractional share paid in cash) based on their Fair Market Value on the day the Committee has determined that the Performance Goals have been achieved for the Performance Period, or any combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Shares of Common Stock so issued shall be issued for no consideration or such minimum consideration as may be required by applicable law. To the extent that sufficient shares of Common Stock are not available, the portion of the Performance Award otherwise payable in Common Stock shall be paid in cash. |
d) | Payment of Performance Awards. Payment shall be made in a lump sum as soon as practicable following the Committee’s determination regarding achievement of the Performance Goals, but in no event later than two and one half months following the close of the Performance Period. Except as provided in Section 10, an LTIP Participant must be employed on the day of payout in order to receive payment of a Performance Award for such Performance Period. |
e) | Unfunded Liability. The Performance Award shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or separate fund. Likewise, the Performance Award shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and the LTIP Participant. To the extent that any LTIP Participant holds any rights by virtue of a LTIP Award, such rights shall be no greater than the rights of an |
a) | Target Award. LTIP Participants, as designated in accordance with Section 4, shall be granted a target Restricted Stock Award equal to a number of shares of Restricted Stock as determined by the Committee. |
b) | Restrictions. A Restricted Stock Award entitles the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance conditions, or such other conditions as the Committee may determine. The grant of Restricted Stock is contingent on the grantee executing a Restricted Stock Award agreement and such other acknowledgments or agreements as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The terms and conditions of each Restricted Stock Award agreement and such other acknowledgments and agreements shall be determined by the Committee and such terms and conditions may differ among individual awards and grantees. Except as provided in the 2015 Plan, no Restricted Stock Award shall vest earlier than the first anniversary of its date of grant. |
c) | Vesting of Restricted Stock. The Committee at the time of grant shall specify the date or dates and/or the attainment of any pre-established performance goals, objectives and other conditions on which the non-transferability of the Restricted Stock or forfeiture shall lapse. Subsequent to such date or dates the shares on which all restrictions have lapsed shall no longer be Restricted Stock and shall be deemed “vested.” Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee either in the Restricted Stock Award agreement or in a subsequent writing after the Restricted Stock Award agreement is issued, subject to Section 10 below, a grantee’s rights in any shares of Restricted Stock that have not vested shall automatically terminate upon the grantee’s termination of employment with the Company or its affiliates. |
a) | Target Award. LTIP Participants as designated in accordance with Section 4, shall be eligible for a Choice Award under this Section 7 equal to a percentage of his or her annualized base salary in effect as of the date the Choice Award is determined. |
b) | Participant Choice. The LTIP Participant may elect to receive the Award under Section 7(a) in the form of Restricted Stock and/or in the form of a SSAR (or, if determined by the Committee, Stock Options) in such proportions and on such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee in its |
a) | Deferred Award Amount. LTIP Participants, as designated in accordance with Section 4, shall be granted a Deferred Annual Bonus Match Award under this Section 8 equal to a predetermined percentage, as determined by the Committee, of his or her annual bonus that is earned and paid by the Company or an affiliate of the Company for a fiscal year. The payment of any Deferred Annual Bonus Match is subject to the LTIP Participant’s continued employment, and such other terms and conditions and the Committee shall establish, through the payment date of any deferred award amounts. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, increase or decrease, at any time, the pre-determined percentage match for the Deferred Bonus for any LTIP Participant based on such LTIP Participant’s individual performance. |
b) | Deferral Period. The Deferred Annual Bonus Match Award shall be deferred until a date determined by the Committee for such award (the “Deferral Date”) and shall be paid in a lump sum in cash as soon as practicable following the Deferral Date, but in no event later than two and one half months of the Deferral Date subject to continued employment through the date of payment. Except as provided in Section 10, if the LTIP Participant terminates employment with the Company and all affiliates of the Company for any reason prior to the payment date such Deferred Annual Bonus Match shall be forfeited. |
c) | Unfunded Liability. The Deferred Annual Bonus Match Award shall be unfunded and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or separate fund. Likewise, the Deferred Annual Bonus Match Award shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and the LTIP Participant. To the extent that any LTIP Participant holds any rights by virtue of a LTIP Award, such rights shall be no greater than the rights of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. |
a) | General. The Committee shall determine the effect on a LTIP Award of the Disability, death or other termination of services to the Company of an LTIP Participant and the extent to which, and the period during which, the LTIP Participant, the LTIP Participant’s legal representative, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may receive payment of an LTIP Award or exercise rights thereunder. |
b) | Change in Control. In order to preserve an LTIP Participant’s rights under a LTIP Award in the event of an anticipated Change in Control of the Company, the Committee in its sole discretion may, at the |
c) | Termination for “Cause.” In the event the Committee, or any officer designated by the Committee, shall determine in its (or his or her) sole discretion that an LTIP Participant, or any other individual otherwise eligible for participation in the LTIP, shall have engaged in conduct constituting Cause, then, upon such individual’s termination for Cause, (A) that individual will (i) immediately forfeit his or her eligibility or any rights (if any) to receive any outstanding LTIP Awards and (ii) lose any eligibility for consideration for future LTIP Awards and LTIP participation, (B) any and all SSARs (or Stock Options) previously granted to such individual shall be cancelled and any and all Restricted Stock awarded to such individual shall be forfeited, and (C) the Company shall be entitled to recover from such individual any and all LTIP Awards and any payments, Common Stock or other consideration delivered pursuant to an LTIP Award or a SSAR (or Stock Option) under any such Award. |
1. | GRANT OF OPTION. |
2. | PURCHASE PRICE. |
3. | EXERCISABILITY OF OPTION. |
4. | TERM OF OPTION. |
(a) | to the extent exercisable but not exercised as of the date of Disability; and |
(b) | in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion of any additional rights to exercise the Option as would have accrued had the Participant not become Disabled prior to the end of the accrual period which next ends following the date of Disability. The proration shall be based upon the number of days during the accrual period prior to the date of Disability. |
(x) | to the extent exercisable but not exercised as of the date of death; and |
(y) | in the event rights to exercise the Option accrue periodically, to the extent of a pro rata portion of any additional rights to exercise the Option as would have accrued had the Participant not died prior to the end of the accrual period which next ends following the date of death. The proration shall be based upon the number of days during the accrual period prior to the Participant’s death. |
5. | METHOD OF EXERCISING OPTION. |
6. | PARTIAL EXERCISE. |
7. | NON‑TRANSFERABILITY. |
8. | NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER UNTIL EXERCISE. |
9. | CAPITAL CHANGES AND BUSINESS SUCCESSIONS. |
10. | TAXES. |
13. | NOTICES. |
Panera Bread Company |
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 |
St. Louis, MO 63127 |
ATTN: Director, Compensation Facsimile: (314) 909-3320 |
14. | GOVERNING LAW. |
15. | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT. |
16. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT. |
17. | MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS. |
18. | WAIVERS AND CONSENTS. |
19. | ACKNOWLEDGMENT. |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
PARTICPANT: | |||
[First Name Last Name] |
1. | GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARES; LEGEND. |
2. | RESTRICTED PERIODS AND VESTING. |
3. | CAPITAL CHANGES, CHANGE IN CONTROL AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. |
4. | TAXES. |
6. | NOTICES. |
Panera Bread Company |
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 |
St. Louis, MO 63127 |
ATTN: Director, Compensation Facsimile: (314) 909-3320 |
7. | GOVERNING LAW. |
8. | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT. |
9. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT. |
10. | MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS. |
11. | WAIVERS AND CONSENTS. |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
PARTICPANT | |||
[Participant Name] |
1. | Grant of SSAR. |
2. | Vesting. |
3. | Exercise of SSAR. |
(i) | if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market and sales prices are regularly reported for the Common Stock, the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of grant or determination; |
(ii) | if the Common Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded on the over-the-counter market, if sales prices are not regularly reported for the Common Stock for the trading day referred to in Section 2(g)(i), and if bid and asked prices for the Common Stock are regularly reported, the mean between the bid and the asked price for the Common Stock at the close of trading in the over-the-counter market on the date of grant or determination; and |
(iii) | if the Common Stock is neither listed on a national securities exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, such value as the Committee, in good faith, shall determine. |
4. | Restrictions on Transfer. |
5. | No Rights as Stockholder. |
6. | Withholding Taxes. |
7. | Provisions of the Plan. |
8. | Miscellaneous. |
Panera Bread Company |
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 |
St. Louis, MO 63127 |
ATTN: Director, Compensation Facsimile: (314) 909-3320 |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
PARTICIPANT: | |||
Dated: [Date agreement accepted] | By: ____________________________________ | ||
Name: | [Participant Name]_________________________ | ||
Address: | [Participant Name] | ||
[Participant Street Address] | |||
[Participant City, State Zip] |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
Very truly yours, | ||
Name: | ||
Address: | ||
1. | GRANT OF RESTRICTED SHARES; LEGEND. |
2. | RESTRICTED PERIODS AND VESTING. |
On the second anniversary of the date of this Agreement | 25% of the Restricted Shares |
On the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement | an additional 25% of the Restricted Shares | |
On the fourth anniversary of the date of this Agreement | an additional 25% of the Restricted Shares | |
On the fifth anniversary of the date of this Agreement | an additional 25% of the Restricted Shares |
3. | CAPITAL CHANGES, CHANGE IN CONTROL AND OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. |
4. | TAXES. |
6. | NOTICES. |
Panera Bread Company |
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 |
St. Louis, MO 63127 |
ATTN: Director, Compensation Facsimile: (314) 909-3320 |
7. | GOVERNING LAW. |
8. | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT. |
9. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT. |
10. | MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS. |
11. | WAIVERS AND CONSENTS. |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
PARTICPANT | |||
«First_Name» «Last_Name» |
1. | Grant of SSAR. |
2. | Vesting. |
3. | Exercise of SSAR. |
4. | Restrictions on Transfer. |
5. | No Rights as Stockholder. |
6. | Withholding Taxes. |
7. | Provisions of the Plan. |
8. | Miscellaneous. |
Panera Bread Company |
3630 South Geyer Road, Suite 100 |
St. Louis, MO 63127 |
ATTN: Director, Compensation Facsimile: (314) 909-3320 |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
PARTICIPANT: | |||
Dated: [Date agreement accepted] | By: ____________________________________ | ||
Name: | [Participant Name]_________________________ | ||
Address: | [Participant Name] | ||
[Participant Street Address] | |||
[Participant City, State Zip] |
PANERA BREAD COMPANY | |||
By: | |||
Ronald M. Shaich | |||
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer |
Very truly yours, | ||
Name: | ||
Address: | ||