UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2018
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-15877 | 35-1547518 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
711 Main Street Box 810 Jasper, Indiana | 47546 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (812) 482-1314
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) Director Compensation Arrangements in Which an Executive Officer Participates.
German American Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”) compensates the members of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) for their service to the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries based on a twelve-month period commencing July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year. In connection with the annual reorganization meeting of the Board held on June 25, 2018, the Board’s Governance/Nominating Committee made a recommendation with respect to director compensation for the new twelve-month service period commencing July 1, 2018, to the Board and, as previously reported, the Board approved such recommendation at its annual reorganization meeting held on June 25, 2018. As a result of that action, the Company is compensating its directors, including Mark A. Schroeder (who is also the Company’s Chief Executive Officer), for their services during the current twelve-month period through annual retainers and cash fees, as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 29, 2018.
In addition, the Board determined on June 25, 2018, that the Board should consider, at its regular meeting to be held in December 2018, the award of additional retainers in the form of grants (under the Company’s 2009 Long Term Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”)) of restricted common stock of the Company to the directors (including Mr. Schroeder) with a market value of not more than $20,000 per director. The Board resolved that its decision to be made in December 2018 of whether to grant such additional retainers in the form of restricted stock (and if so, how much) should be determined at that time based on the Board’s perception of prevailing financial conditions (including the Company’s then-expected operating results for 2018) and such other factors as the Board may then deem relevant.
At its regular meeting held December 17, 2018, the Board considered the award of additional retainers as contemplated by the June 26, 2017 resolutions, and determined to grant $19,975.20 in value of restricted common stock of the Company as an additional retainer to each of the current members of the Board, including Mr. Schroeder, under the Plan. Accordingly, 696 shares of common stock of the Company (restricted as to transferability and vesting under the terms of the resolutions granting the awards) were issued to each of the Company’s 12 directors (including Mr. Schroeder) effective as of the close of business on December 17, 2018, or an aggregate of 8,352 shares.
Under the terms of the award resolutions (and except as modified for director Lonnie D. Collins as indicated below), none of the grants of restricted stock will be transferable prior to December 5, 2019, and each award will be (i) fully forfeited and all shares issued under the award will be cancelled should the holder of the award not continue in service as a director of the Company through December 5, 2019 for any reason other than death or disability, and (ii) subject to a 50% forfeiture (for any reason other than disability) should a director fail to attend in person at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the other corporate, subsidiary or affiliate boards and committees on which he or she was a member during the period commencing on January 1, 2019, through December 5, 2019, or fail to attend (other than by reason of disability or illness or bona fide emergency) the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held in 2019.
In the case of Mr. Collins (who will be ineligible to stand for re-election in 2019 as a result of his reaching the retirement age set forth in the Company’s Bylaws), the award resolutions specify (in lieu of the December 5, 2019 measurement date specified above) the date of May 16, 2019, as the date for measuring vesting of the restricted stock awards, which date is the scheduled date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which the successor of Mr. Collins, if any, will be elected by the shareholders.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark A. Schroeder | |
Dated: December 18, 2018 | Mark A. Schroeder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |