UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 26, 2014
LANTRONIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16027 | 33-0362767 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
167 Technology Drive
Irvine, California 92618
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(949) 453-3990
(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. |
On August 26, 2014, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Lantronix, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Lantronix, Inc. Annual Bonus Program (the “Bonus Program”). Selected employees, including all of the Company’s named executive officers, are eligible to participate in the Bonus Program. Each participant in the Bonus Program is assigned a target annual cash bonus expressed as a percentage of the participant’s base salary or as a fixed amount of cash, the payment of which is subject to the achievement of certain performance goals and objectives as outlined in the Bonus Program. Bonuses paid under the Bonus Program, if any, are based upon two semi-annual performance periods, corresponding to the first and second half of the Company’s fiscal year, respectively (each, a “Performance Period”). For each Performance Period, the Committee establishes a limit on the maximum aggregate amount of bonuses that all participants will be eligible to receive during a Performance Period (the “Bonus Pool”), expressed as a percentage of the Company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and share-based compensation, excluding the impact of certain non-recurring charges or gains (if any) and the total amount of bonus payments awarded under the Bonus Program for the Performance Period (“Adjusted EBITDAS”).
On August 26, 2014, the Committee also approved the performance goals, bonus formulas and Bonus Pool under the Bonus Program for the first half of fiscal year 2015, which ends on December 31, 2014. The Committee designated Kurt Busch, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Whitaker, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Daryl Miller, the Company’s Vice President of Engineering, as participants in the Bonus Program. The Committee also designated other Lantronix employees who are not named executive officers as Bonus Program participants for fiscal year 2015.
For fiscal year 2015, the Committee approved two performance measures for Messrs. Busch and Whitaker. These goals relate to the Company achieving certain levels of revenue and Adjusted EBITDAS. The goals are weighted 60% towards revenue and 40% towards Adjusted EBITDAS.
For all other participants, including Mr. Miller, in addition the revenue and Adjusted EBITDAS goals, bonus determinations take into account achievement towards goals established by the Committee relating to certain corporate and individual MBOs, or management by objectives. The goals for all participants other than Messrs. Busch and Whitaker are weighted 40% towards revenue, 30% towards Adjusted EBITDAS and 30% towards MBOs.
Bonus payouts for all participants are weighted 40% towards the first half of the fiscal year and 60% for the second half of the fiscal year. The Committee expects to establish performance goals for the second half of fiscal year 2015 in the first quarter of calendar year 2015. The Committee expects to use similar performance metrics in the second half of fiscal year 2015.
The actual bonuses payable for fiscal year 2015, if any, will vary depending on the extent to which actual performance meets, exceeds or falls short of the goals approved by the Committee. In addition, the Committee retains discretion to reduce or eliminate or otherwise adjust the bonus that otherwise would be payable based on actual performance. In addition, the Committee retains the discretion to exclude one-time non-recurring expenses in calculating the extent to which Adjusted EBITDAS is achieved.
For fiscal 2015, the Bonus Pool will be limited to forty-five percent (45%) of the Company’s Adjusted EBITDAS during the applicable Performance Period. If the Bonus Pool during a Performance Period is insufficient to fully fund the bonuses earned during the Performance Period, each participant’s bonus will be ratably reduced.
Under the Bonus Program for fiscal 2015, (1) the target bonus for Mr. Busch is 75% of his base salary, with the opportunity to earn up to 200% of this amount (i.e., 150% of his base salary) based on the level of achievement of the Company’s financial goals; (2) the target bonus for Mr. Whitaker is 55% of his base salary, with the opportunity to earn up to 200% of this amount (i.e., 110% of his base salary) based on the level of achievement of the Company’s financial goals; and (3) the target bonus for Mr. Miller is 40% of his base salary, with the opportunity to earn up to 170% of this amount (i.e., 68% of his base salary) based on the level of MBO performance and the achievement of the Company’s financial goals.
The foregoing descriptions of the Bonus Program does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Summary of Lantronix, Inc. Annual Bonus Program, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
On August 26, 2014, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company also approved the following increases in the base salaries for the Company's named executive officers, effective October 1, 2014: the annual base salary for Mr. Busch will increase to $340,000; the annual base salary for Mr. Whitaker will increase to $240,000; and the annual base salary for Mr. Miller will increase to $246,000. The Compensation Committee also approved an executive physical program, under which Messrs. Busch and Whitaker will be provided an annual executive physical examination at a maximum cost of $2,500 each.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Summary of Lantronix, Inc. Annual Bonus Program |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 29, 2014 | LANTRONIX, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeremy Whitaker | ||
|
Jeremy Whitaker Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Summary of Lantronix, Inc. Annual Bonus Program |