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EX-10.3 - EX-10.3 - MATERION Corpexhibit3.htm
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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):   March 1, 2011

Brush Engineered Materials Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Ohio 001-15885 34-1919973
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
6070 Parkland Blvd., Mayfield Hts., Ohio   44124
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   216-486-4200

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 March 1, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. approved new form award agreements for stock-settled restricted stock units, cash-settled restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights. Among other changes from prior award agreements, the new form award agreements include a "double trigger" that requires both a change in control and a subsequent termination of employment to occur for accelerated vesting of awards in connection with a change in control and increases the beneficial ownership trigger required for a change in control from 20% to 30%.

The forms of stock-settled restricted stock unit award agreement, cash-settled restricted stock unit award agreement and stock appreciation rights award agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

10.1 Form of 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Stock-settled)
10.2 Form of 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Cash-settled)
10.3 Form of 2011 Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement






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.

         
    Brush Engineered Materials Inc.
          
March 3, 2011   By:   Michael C. Hasychak
       
        Name: Michael C. Hasychak
        Title: Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer


Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10.1
  Form of 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Stock-settled)
10.2
  Form of 2011 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Cash-settled)
10.3
  Form of 2011 Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement