Black Box Corporation 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): November 12, 2007
 
Black Box Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 		  0-18706
(Commission File Number)  		  95-3086563
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
         
1000 Park Drive
Lawrence, Pennsylvania
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) 		        15055
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (724) 746-5500
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01    Other Events.
On November 12, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Black Box Corporation (the “Company”) approved the following non-employee director cash compensation arrangements, effective beginning with the third quarter of the Company’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.
  •   Each non-employee member of the Board will receive an annual retainer of $35,000 per year, payable quarterly.
 
  •   Meeting fees for Board and Board committee meetings will remain as follows: $2,000 for each Board meeting attended in person; $1,000 for each Board meeting attended by telephone; $1,500 for each meeting of the Audit Committee of the Board attended in person or by telephone; and $1,000 for each meeting of the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Governance Committee of the Board and the Nominating Committee of the Board attended in person or by telephone.
 
  •   The Chairperson of each of the Compensation Committee of the Board, the Governance Committee of the Board and the Nominating Committee of the Board will receive an annual retainer of $5,000, payable quarterly.
 
  •   The Chairperson of the Audit Committee of the Board will receive an annual retainer of $15,000, payable quarterly.
 
  •   The annual retainer of the non-executive Chairperson of the Board will remain at $60,000, payable quarterly.

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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.
         
  Black Box Corporation
 		  
Date: November 15, 2007  By:   /s/ Michael McAndrew    
    Michael McAndrew   
    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
(Principal Accounting Officer) 		  

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