UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 7, 2016
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-37510 | 46-0552933 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11 River Road
Wilton, CT 06897
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 762-9751
(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. |
This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (the “Company”) on November 10, 2016 (the “Original Form 8-K”), which disclosed, among other things, the appointment of William Bishop, Jr. as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2017. At the time of the filing of the Original Form 8-K, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had not yet determined the terms of Mr. Bishop’s compensation in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.
This Amendment is being filed solely to report that on December 15, 2016, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, approved: (i) an increase in Mr. Bishop’s base salary to $600,000, effective January 1, 2017; (ii) an increase to Mr. Bishop’s target annual cash incentive opportunity for 2017 to 150% of his base salary; and (iii) Mr. Bishop’s eligibility to receive an award pursuant to the Company’s long-term equity inventive plan in 2017 with a target value equal to 150% of his 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.
| BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTS, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Lawrence Miller | |
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| Name: |
Lawrence Miller | |
| Title: |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
Date: December 19, 2016