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 2, 2015

 


 

ExamWorks Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  


 

Commission File Number: 001-34930

 

 

Delaware

  

27-2909425

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

  

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

3280 Peachtree Road, N.E.

Suite 2625

Atlanta, GA 30305

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(404) 952-2400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  

 

(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

 

On January 2, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ExamWorks Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved fiscal year 2015 compensation packages for its named executive officers (“NEOs”). The 2015 compensation packages again include equity and performance components, the ultimate value of which will depend on the Company’s financial results and the market value of its stock. Consistent with its policy of aligning the interests of the Company’s employees with the interests of its stockholders, the Committee will continue to review the form, structure and amounts of the Company’s compensation packages to ensure that they reflect the growth and strategic objectives of the Company.

 

For each NEO, total annual compensation will again consist of the following components: a base salary (the “Base Salary”), a base issuance of restricted shares (the “Base Restricted Shares”) with a value equal to 75% of Base Salary, and a restricted share bonus (the “Restricted Share Bonus”), which at 2015 Target Performance (as discussed below), will be issued at a value equal to 75% of Base Salary.

 

The Base Salary for each NEO was increased to the level set forth in the table below. The Committee approved the increased Base Salaries for NEOs as one part of a total compensation program to attract and retain them, and took into account, among other things, the fact that the Committee had not raised base salaries during the past two years for Messrs. Perlman and Price and during the past three years for the other NEOs, time periods during which the Company experienced significant growth.

 

The Base Restricted Shares were issued on January 2, 2015, with a value equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of issuance and will vest in one-third increments with first vesting occurring on or around March 4, 2016, the second on or around March 4, 2017, and the third on or around March 4, 2018.

 

Any Restricted Share Bonuses will be awarded in early 2016 based upon the Company’s adjusted EBITDA performance during the 2015 fiscal year. The Restricted Share Bonuses will vary depending on the Company’s percentage achievement of the 2015 fiscal year adjusted EBITDA performance target (the “2015 Target”) set by the Committee. No Restricted Share Bonuses will be awarded if the adjusted EBITDA performance is at or less than 93% of the 2015 Target, and the maximum Restricted Share Bonuses achievable equals two times the Restricted Share Bonus awarded at 100% of the 2015 Target, which will be paid if the adjusted EBITDA performance is at least 107% of the 2015 Target. The Committee believes that the 2015 Target is appropriately challenging to achieve and yet provides appropriate incentive for performance since performance at 100% of 2015 Target requires a meaningful increase to adjusted EBITDA performance compared to fiscal year 2014 forecasts. If awarded, the Restricted Share Bonuses will vest one-half on June 1, 2016 and one-half on June 1, 2017.

 

The Base Restricted Shares were, and Restricted Share Bonuses will be, issued under and subject to the terms of the Company’s 2008 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended. In addition, the Committee reserved the right to pay discretionary bonuses for fiscal year 2015 to account for unanticipated, unusual or extraordinary circumstances or performance.

 

A summary of current NEO compensation is as follows:

 

 

NEO

 

Base Salary

 

Base Restricted Share Value

 

Restricted Share Bonus Target Value*

 

Richard E. Perlman,

Executive Chairman

 

$937,500

 

75% of Base Salary

 

75% of Base Salary

 

James K. Price,

Chief Executive Officer

 

$937,500

 

75% of Base Salary

 

75% of Base Salary

 

Wesley J. Campbell,

President

 

$500,000

 

75% of Base Salary

 

75% of Base Salary

 

J. Miguel Fernandez de Castro,

Chief Financial Officer, Senior

Executive Vice President, and

Treasurer

 

$468,750

 

75% of Base Salary

 

75% of Base Salary

 

Kevin J. Kozlowski,

Chief Information Officer

 

$375,000

 

75% of Base Salary

 

75% of Base Salary

 

Crystal B. Patmore,

Executive Vice President

 

$312,500

 

75% of Base Salary

 

75% of Base Salary

* Assumes adjusted EBITDA performance at 100% of 2015 Target. Restricted Share Bonus Target Value will decrease or increase based on performance within the predetermined range as discussed above.

 

 
 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 7, 2015

By:

 /s/ J. Miguel Fernandez de Castro

 

 

 J. Miguel Fernandez de Castro

 

 

 Chief Financial Officer and

 

 

 Senior Executive Vice President