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
February 3, 2016
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
ON Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-30419 | 36-3840979 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation 5005 E. McDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona |
85008 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(602) 244-6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(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) First Half of 2016 Cash Bonus Program for Certain Executive Officers — On February 3, 2016, the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors of ON Semiconductor Corporation (“Corporation”) determined specific bonus plan parameters for the Corporation’s semi-annual cash incentive program for the first half of 2016.
Cash bonuses under the Bonus Program will be paid if the Corporation achieves a certain minimum non-GAAP earnings per share (the “Minimum Non-GAAP EPS”). Under the Bonus Program, the bonus pool is capped at 11% of non-GAAP net income. Non-GAAP earnings per share will be calculated by excluding certain items from GAAP net income, such as: gain (loss) on debt repurchase, debt exchange, early extinguishment of debt, etc.; restructuring, asset impairment and other charges, net; expensing of inventory fair market value step up; amortization of acquisition related intangible assets; non-cash interest expense; adjustment to reflect cash taxes; goodwill and intangible asset impairment; actuarial gains or losses on pension plans and other pension benefits; gains or losses on acquisitions; acquisition related costs; and non-recurring material items.
Award opportunities for the first half of 2016 under the Bonus Program (expressed as a percentage of the officer’s base salary) for each of the named executive officers has the threshold, target, and stretch amount listed below. The Committee reviews these officer award opportunities from time-to-time.
| Officer |
Title |
Current Award Opportunity | ||
| Keith D. Jackson | President and Chief Executive Officer | Threshold (0%) Target (150%) Maximum (300%) | ||
| Bernard Gutmann | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Threshold (0%) Target (80%) Maximum (160%) | ||
| William A. Schromm | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Threshold (0%) Target (80%) Maximum (160%) | ||
| Paul Rolls | Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Threshold (0%) Target (75%) Maximum (150%) | ||
| Mamoon Rashid | Senior Vice President and General Manager, System Solutions Group | Threshold (0%) Target (60%) Maximum (120%) | ||
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: February 5, 2016 | By: | /s/ George H. Cave | ||
| Name: | George H. Cave | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||
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