UNITED STATES






 

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):  October 31, 2006



STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 

 

 


 

Delaware

 

1-7233

 

31-0596149

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

6 Manor Parkway, Salem, New Hampshire

 

03079

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (603) 893-9701

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Standex International Corporation

 

SECTION 1 – REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

 
ITEM 1.01 – MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENTS

 

At its meeting held on October 31, 2006, the Board of Directors of Standex International Corporation voted to change its directors’ compensation program.  The existing program consists of three separate prongs – 1) a cash retainer, 2) a restricted stock award, and 3) per Board and Committee meeting fees paid in cash.  


The Board voted to eliminate the per Board and Committee meeting fees, out of a belief that incentives for meeting attendance should not be needed.  Effective January 1, 2007, the cash retainer provided to Board members will be $40,000, payable in four quarterly installments.  Directors may defer the receipt of all or a portion of such payment in accordance with the same terms as executives of the Company are permitted to defer a portion of their annual bonuses under the Management Stock Purchase Program (MSSP) component of the Company’s 1998 Long Term Incentive Plan.


Effective as of October 31, 2006, and continuing each year thereafter, each director shall receive restricted stock having a value, based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the Annual Shareholders Meeting (or such other date as the Board may in the future approve in advance), of $30,000.


The Chair of the Audit Committee shall also receive an annual cash retainer of $5,000 and each Audit Committee member, to reflect the significant time commitment needed to serve on that Committee, shall receive an additional annualized cash retainer of $2,000.  The Chair of the Compensation Committee shall receive an annual cash retainer of $4,000.



 


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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 

 

 


 

Christian Storch

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: November 2, 2006

 

 

Signing on behalf of the registrant and as principal financial officer