prlb20170807_8k.htm

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): August 2, 2017

 

Proto Labs, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Minnesota

 

001-35435

 

41-1939628

(State or other jurisdiction

 

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

 

Identification Number)

 

  

5540 Pioneer Creek Drive

 Maple Plain, Minnesota

 

55359

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

(763) 479-3680

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 

 

Item 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) As previously announced, John B. Tumelty, the Vice President/General Manager and Managing Director – Europe, Middle East and Africa of Proto Labs, Inc. (the “Company”), intends to retire later this year. On August 2, 2017, in connection with Mr. Tumelty’s planned retirement, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company and the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board authorized providing Mr. Tumelty with the opportunity to achieve 125% of his annual bonus target, prorated to his potential retirement date, in order to provide Mr. Tumelty with an additional incentive to reach the applicable goals set forth in the Company’s 2017 budget. For additional information about Mr. Tumelty’s incentive compensation, please refer to the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2017.

 

 
 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Proto Labs, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 8, 2017

By:

/s/ Victoria M. Holt

 

 

 

 

Victoria M. Holt

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer