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 10, 2012
 
XOMA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
0-14710
52-2154066
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
2910 Seventh Street, Berkeley, California
94710
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(510) 204-7200

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 5.02.  Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)           The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of XOMA Corporation (the “Company”), in connection with its annual review of the compensation of the Company’s officers and following the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, has approved salary increases for 2012, has determined that management successfully achieved corporate objectives for 2011 in excess of the minimum required by the Management Incentive Compensation Plan (the “MICP”) in order to make awards thereunder and has made such awards.  The following sets forth the amount of 2012 salary and the amount of each such award for each of the current executive officers of the Company who were named in the Summary Compensation Table of the Company’s 2011 Proxy Statement: Patrick J. Scannon, M.D., Ph.D. (Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer) - salary increased by 1.5% to $417,104 for 2012, and $114,690 awarded under the MICP; Fred Kurland (Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer) - salary increased by 1.5% to $337,082 for 2012, and $122,599 awarded under the MICP; Christopher J. Margolin (Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) - salary increased by 1.5% to $361,056 for 2012, and $105,205 awarded under the MICP; and Charles C. Wells (Vice President, Human Resources and Information Technology) - salary increased by 1.5% to $324,744 for 2012, and $100,784 awarded under the MICP.


 
 

 


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.

Dated:  February 14, 2012
XOMA CORPORATION
 
 
 
By:  /s/ Christopher J. Margolin
 
       Christopher J. Margolin
 
       Vice President, General
 
       Counsel and Secretary