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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):  January 12, 2012

 

DEPOMED, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

001-13111

(Commission File Number)

 

California

 

94-3229046

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

incorporation)

 

 

 

1360 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

 

(650) 462-5900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On January 12, 2012, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Depomed, Inc. (the “Company”) approved 2012 base salaries for the Company’s executive officers, and approved the payment of bonuses for 2011 performance to executive officers pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan.  Also on January 12, 2012, the Compensation Committee approved grants to the Company’s executive officers of (i) options to purchase the Company’s common stock (“Options”) pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and (ii) awards of restricted stock units (“Restricted Stock Units”) pursuant to the Plan .  The exercise price for each Option is $6.11 per share, which is equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.  Each Option will vest in equal monthly installments over 48 months from the date of grant.  One quarter of each award of Restricted Stock Units will vest on December 1, 2012, December 1, 2013, December 1, 2014 and December 1, 2015.

 

The bonus payments for 2011 performance, 2012 base salaries, Option grants and Restricted Stock Unit awards are set forth in the table below.

 

Officer

 

Bonus
Amount ($)

 

2012
Base Salary ($)

 

Stock
Options (#)

 

Restricted
Stock Units (#)

 

James A. Schoeneck
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

202,057

 

567,000

 

111,000

 

68,700

 

Matthew M. Gosling
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

 117,074

 

 368,978

 

 45,000

 

 27,000

 

Michael Sweeney, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Vice President, Research and Development

 

 92,008

 

 363,989

 

 23,760

 

 14,640

 

Thadd Vargas
 Senior Vice President, Business Development

 

 101,503

 

 318,979

 

 43,000

 

 25,000

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

Effective December 20, 2011, the Board amended the Plan to allow for the issuance of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the Plan.  The Plan, as amended, and the form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

 

Description

10.1

 

2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

10.2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

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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.

 

 

 

DEPOMED, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:  January 17, 2012

By:

/s/ Matthew M. Gosling

 

 

Matthew M. Gosling

 

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

10.1

 

2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

10.2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement

 

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