Current Report

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): May 9, 2007

 

 

ABX AIR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

DE   0-50368   91-1091619

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File No.)  

(IRS Employer

I.D. No.)

 

145 Hunter Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (937) 382-5591

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers, Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

On May 9, 2007, the Board of Directors of ABX Air, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, adopted the ABX Air, Inc. Executive Incentive Compensation Plan (“EICP”) for fiscal 2007. The EICP is identical to the executive incentive compensation plan the Company had in place during fiscal 2006.

 

Bonus opportunities under the EICP are primarily based on the achievement of incremental markup revenue earned under the Company’s ACMI Service Agreement and Hub and Line-Haul Services Agreement with DHL. The executive officers are eligible to receive a bonus under the EICP utilizing a non-discretionary formula ranging from zero to a specified percentage of the executive’s salary. The EICP includes a bonus table for each executive officer. After it is determined what the percent of incremental markup revenue achieved was for the fiscal year (calculated as incremental markup revenue divided by expenses eligible for markup under the commercial agreements with DHL), the Compensation Committee simply refers to the table to determine the corresponding percentage of base salary that is to be awarded for achieving that level of incremental markup. The tables include a different percentage of salary for each .05% of incremental markup achieved. The minimum and maximum bonus potentials are as follows:

 

Executive Officer

   

.05% of Incremental
Markup Achieved

   

1.8% of Incremental
Markup Achieved

Chief Executive Officer

    5% of base salary    130% of base salary

Senior Vice President

    4% of base salary    100% of base salary

Vice President

    4% of base salary    80% of base salary

 

After determining the bonus as described above, the Chief Executive Officer provides the Compensation Committee with his evaluation of each executive’s performance in relation to individual subjective goals specific to the executive. The individual goals are developed by the Chief Executive Officer and the individual, and subsequently approved by the Compensation Committee. Up to 25% of the incentive compensation that an executive would otherwise receive under the EICP is tied to the accomplishment of individual subjective goals specific to the executive.

 

The Chief Executive Officer’s individual goals are developed by the Compensation Committee and the Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation Committee determines the extent to which the Chief Executive Officer has accomplished his individual subjective goals.

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.

 

ABX AIR, INC.
By:  

/s/ W. Joseph Payne

    W. Joseph Payne
   

Vice President

General Counsel & Secretary

 

Date: May 16, 2007