Form 8-K

 

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): December 20, 2017

Pegasystems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 1-11859

 

Massachusetts   04-2787865

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1 Rogers Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

617-374-9600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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)    On December 20, 2017, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Pegasystems Inc. (the “Company”) approved the 2018 Section 16 Officer/FLT Member Corporate Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) for the executive officers of the Company (the “Executive Officers”).

The Incentive Plan covers the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 (the “Incentive Period”). The Incentive Plan is designed to establish a pool of funds to be available for making bonus payments to the Executive Officers if the Company achieves certain performance goals (the “Corporate Goals”) during the Incentive Period. For purposes of the Incentive Plan, the Corporate Goals consist of financial goals weighted at 70% and strategic goals weighted at 30%. The percentage achievement of the Corporate Goals (the “Funding Percentage”) determines the extent to which the Incentive Plan is funded, except that if the Funding Percentage is less than 70% then the Incentive Plan will not be funded at all. If the Funding Percentage is greater than 100%, the Company may fund an enhanced incentive as determined by the Board in its discretion. Once the Funding Percentage has been determined, the actual incentive payment for each Executive Officer may be adjusted to reflect the individual’s level of contribution to the Company’s strategic goals.

For 2018, the Company will permit each Executive Officer to elect to receive a portion of his or her 2018 bonus equal to 50% of his or her target Incentive Plan payment in the form of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) instead of in cash. For this purpose, RSUs will be calculated based upon 85% of their fair market value on the grant date. If elected, the equity grant will occur during the open trading period following the public release of the Company’s 2017 financial results and is subject to vest 100% on or about the Incentive Plan payout date in 2019 for all participants. Vesting is conditioned upon threshold funding of the Incentive Plan and, with respect to each Executive Officer, on his or her continued active employment with the Company. If these conditions are not met, the equity grant cannot be exercised by the Executive Officer and will expire.

The foregoing summary description of the Incentive Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1            2018 Section  16 Officer/FLT Member Corporate Incentive Compensation Plan

Signature(s)

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.

 

   

Pegasystems Inc.

Date: December 27, 2017     By:   /s/ Matthew J. Cushing
       

Matthew J. Cushing

Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary