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
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): | August 26, 2008 | |
| PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL
CORP. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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| New York | 1-4415 | 11-1734643 | |||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||
| 48 South Service Road, Melville, | New York | 11747 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (631) 465-3600 | |
| 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. |
Item 5.02 (f)
Determination of Cash Bonus Awards for Fiscal Year 2008
On August 26, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Park Electrochemical Corp. (the “Company”) approved cash bonus awards for the Company’s executive officers identified below for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2008. Other compensation for fiscal year 2008 was previously reported by the Company in the Summary Compensation Table beginning on page 9 of the definitive proxy statement, dated June 24, 2008, for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2008) (the “Proxy Statement”). As of the filing of the Proxy Statement, cash bonuses for executive officers had not been determined and, therefore, were omitted from the Summary Compensation Table included in the Proxy Statement. Pursuant to Item 5.02 (f) of Form 8-K, the cash bonus awards for the named executive officers for fiscal year 2008 are set forth below.
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| Name and Principal Position | Cash Bonus Award | Total Compensation | ||||||
| P. Matthew Farabaugh | $ | 10,000 | $ | 75,656 | ||||
Vice President and Controller |
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| Stephen E. Gilhuley | $ | 70,000 | $ | 368,091 | ||||
Executive Vice President, |
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Secretary and General Counsel |
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| Anthony W. DiGaudio | $ | 50,000 | $ | 262,718 | ||||
Vice President of Marketing and Sales |
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| Louis J. Stans | $ | 35,000 | $ | 214,504 | ||||
Vice President of Engineering, |
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Quality and Research and |
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Development |
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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.
| PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP. | |||
| Date: September 2, 2008 | By: | /s/ Stephen E. Gilhuley | |
| Name: | Stephen E. Gilhuley | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
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