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): March 12, 2008
Littelfuse, Inc.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
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0-20388
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36-3795742 |
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
800 East Northwest Highway,
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(847) 824-1188
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or 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 |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 12, 2008, the Board of Directors of Littelfuse, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the
recommendation of the Compensation Committee, adopted the criteria for the 2008 awards of
performance shares under the Littelfuse, Inc. Equity Incentive Compensation Plan and determined the
awards to be made to each of Mr. Gordon Hunter, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Philip G. Franklin, Vice President, Operations Support and
Chief Financial Officer, Mr. David R. Samyn, Vice President and General Manager, Electronics
Business Unit, Mr. David W. Heinzmann, Vice President of Global Operations, and Mr. Dal Ferbert,
Vice President and General Manager, Electrical Business Unit (collectively, the “Named Executive
Officers”).
The Board of Directors approved an award of 14,350 performance shares to Mr. Hunter, 5,200
performance shares to Mr. Franklin, 3,650 performance shares to Mr. Samyn, 4,100 performance shares
to Mr. Heinzmann, and 3,500 performance shares to Mr. Ferbert, in each case subject to achievement
of specified criteria at the end of the three fiscal year period beginning on the first day of
fiscal 2008 and ending on the last day of fiscal 2010. At the end of the three-year period, the
Named Executive Officers may earn a number of vested shares of common stock equal to 0% to 200% of
the amount of the performance shares award, as determined by a sliding scale. The sliding scale is
based on the Company achieving established criteria for growth in earnings before deductions for
interest, taxes, depreciation or amortization (“EBITDA”) and for return on net assets (“RONA”)
during the three-year period. The other terms and conditions of the performance shares awards are
as set forth in the form of Performance Shares Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed with this report.
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Form of Performance Shares Agreement |