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): February 16, 2011

 

 

CYMER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

NEVADA   0-21321   33-0175463

(State or jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

17075 THORNMINT COURT

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92127

(Address of principal executive offices)

(858) 385-7300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

 

 

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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 February 16, 2011, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (“Compensation Committee”) approved individual equity awards under our Long-Term Incentive Bonus Program for 2011. The equity awards are comprised of performance restricted stock unit (“PRSU”) awards and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards. The shares subject to the PRSU awards are subject to adjustment based on the level of our achievement of several financial performance measures during 2011, and the adjusted number of shares, if any, vest and become issuable in three equal installments with the initial installment vesting upon determination of our level of achievement and the second and third installments vesting on February 16, 2013 and 2014, respectively. The shares subject to the RSU awards vest and become issuable in three equal annual installments beginning February 16, 2012.

The awards granted to our named executive officers are as follows:

 

Executive Officer

   Number of
PRSUs (1)
     Number
of RSUs
 

Robert P. Akins,

     45,100         45,100   

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

     

Edward J. Brown, Jr.,

     24,100         24,100   

President and Chief Operating Officer

     

Paul B. Bowman

     13,400         13,400   

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

     

Karen K. McGinnis

     2,240         2,240   

Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

     

 

(1) Represents a target number of shares subject to the PRSUs assuming we achieve 100% of the applicable performance measures approved by the Compensation Committee. The number of shares subject to a PRSU award may increase or decrease based upon actual performance against the applicable performance measures.

On February 16, 2011, the Compensation Committee also approved a decrease to Robert P. Akins’ incentive target for 2011 under our Short-Term Incentive Bonus Plan. His incentive target was reduced from 120% of base salary to 100% of base salary.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

        CYMER, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Paul B. Bowman

Date: February 18, 2011      

Paul B. Bowman

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary