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):
October 12, 2015
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COPART, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-23255 | 94-2867490 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| incorporation) | Identification No.) |
14185 Dallas Parkway,
Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75254
(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)
(972)
391-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 12, 2015, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved (i) the annual base salaries for fiscal 2016 for our named executive officers and (ii) the payment of various cash bonuses for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015 for our named executive officers.
Following is a summary of (i) the annual base salaries for fiscal 2016 for our named executive officers and (ii) the payments made, or to be made, to our named executive officers for fiscal 2015 cash bonuses (in each case, as determined by reference to our fiscal year ended July 31, 2015):
| Name | Position | Annual Base Salary (Fiscal 2016) |
Cash
Bonus Amount (Fiscal 2015) |
| A. Jayson Adair | Chief Executive Officer | $1 (1) | — |
| William E. Franklin | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
$450,000 (2) | $500,000 |
| Robert H. Vannuccini | Senior Vice President, Chief Sales Officer |
$325,000 (3) | $300,000 |
| Paul A. Styer | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
$300,000 (4) | $230,100 |
| Rama Prasad | Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer |
$315,000 (5) | $372,500 |
| (1) | Represents no change in annual base salary from fiscal 2015 base salary. | |
| (2) | Represents an increase of approximately 12.5% in annual base salary, effective as of September 27, 2015. | |
| (3) | Represents an increase of approximately 4.8% in annual base salary, effective as of September 27, 2015. | |
| (4) | Represents an increase of approximately 1.7% in annual base salary, effective as of September 27, 2015. | |
| (5) | Represents an increase of approximately 5.0% in annual base salary, effective as of September 27, 2015. |
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.
| COPART, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul A. Styer | |
| Paul A. Styer | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: October 15, 2015