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): April 21, 2017
DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-21196 | 13-3045573 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
Commission File number |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
232 Strawbridge Drive
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(856) 291-9700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Management Incentive Program for the 2017 Fiscal Year
On April 21, 2017, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Destination Maternity Corporation (the “Company”) established the performance goals for the annual cash bonus opportunity under the Company’s Management Incentive Program (the “MIP”) for the 2017 fiscal year for each of Anthony M. Romano, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer & President, David R. Stern, the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, and Ronald J. Masciantonio, the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer (each, an “Executive”). The Company’s 2017 fiscal year ends on February 3, 2018.
For each of the annual cash bonus awards, the performance goals are specified levels of “Adjusted EBITDA,” which represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude the impact of: (a) loss on impairment of tangible or intangible assets; (b) gain or loss on disposal of assets; (c) gain or loss from the early extinguishment, redemption or repurchase of debt; and (d) stock-based compensation expense. The Committee also determined that “Adjusted EBITDA” will be adjusted to exclude: (i) any expenses incurred by the Company in connection with certain extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring events reported in the Company’s public filings; and (ii) the impact of any changes to accounting principles that become effective during the 2017 fiscal year.
The following table sets forth the minimum, threshold, target and maximum annual cash bonuses payable to each Executive upon achievement of the specified levels of Adjusted EBITDA set by the Committee under the MIP and pursuant to each Executive’s currently effective employment agreement. For each Executive this table calculates the minimum, threshold, target and maximum annual cash bonuses using current base salary rates of each Executive.
| Executive |
Target Bonus Opportunity (% of Base Salary) |
Minimum ($) |
Threshold ($) |
Target ($) |
Maximum ($) |
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| Anthony M. Romano |
100 | % | 0 | 165,000 | 825,000 | 1,650,000 | ||||||||||||||
| David R. Stern |
60 | % | 0 | 48,600 | 243,000 | 486,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Ronald J. Masciantonio |
60 | % | 0 | 46,800 | 234,000 | 468,000 | ||||||||||||||
In the event of termination of employment under certain circumstances during the 2017 fiscal year, in accordance with each of their respective employment agreements, each Executive would be entitled to a pro-rata payout of his annual cash bonus (determined with reference to the actual performance of the Company for the full fiscal year).
Cash incentives potentially payable under the MIP to the Executives with respect to the Company’s 2017 fiscal year are intended to constitute “qualified performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”). Because payouts under the MIP depend on future corporate performance, the actual amounts the Company will pay under the MIP for the 2017 fiscal year are not yet determinable.
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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 duly authorized.
| Date: April 27, 2017 | DESTINATION MATERNITY CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ David R. Stern | |||||
| David R. Stern | ||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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