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): March 7, 2011

 

 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-19406   36-2675536

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

475 Half Day Road, Suite 500, Lincolnshire, Illinois   60069
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-634-6700

 

(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.

2011 Incentive Plan

As previously disclosed, under the 2011 Zebra Incentive Plan, each participant other than the Chief Executive Officer is eligible for an incentive award based on two incentive performance components – one is a financial performance component consisting of one or more financial performance goals of the Company, and the other is a second component consisting of one or more other personal performance goals (the “Personal Performance Goals”). The Chief Executive Officer’s incentive award is based solely on a financial performance component. Each participant is also assigned a target incentive award percentage based on annual salary.

On March 7, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reviewed the 2011 target incentive award percentages for each of the Company’s named executive officers. The following target incentive award percentages apply for 2011: Anders Gustafsson, 100%; Michael C. Smiley, 55%; Philip Gerskovich, 50%; Hugh K. Gagnier, 50%; and William Walsh, 50%.

The Compensation Committee also approved the personal performance goals for the following named executive officers of Zebra: Michael C. Smiley, Hugh K. Gagnier and Philip Gerskovich. Due to the pending sale of the Company’s maritime business which is managed by Mr. Walsh, the Committee did not approve any personal performance goals for Mr. Walsh. If a named executive officer has personal performance goals, twenty percent (20%) of the named executive officer’s target bonus is allocated to the achievement of personal performance goals. The personal performance goals of the named executive officers incorporate current strategic initiatives of Zebra, which relate for example, to technology development, developing customer relationships, revenue growth, product innovation, and cost of goods sold expense management.


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.

 

    ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Date: March 10, 2011   By:  

/s/ Jim Kaput

    Jim Kaput
    SVP, General Counsel