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 06, 2013
GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33607 | 76-0526032 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10111 Richmond Avenue, Suite 340, Houston, Texas |
77042 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 963-9522
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
On March 5, 2013, GulfMark Offshore, Inc.s (GulfMark) Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors considered GulfMarks fiscal year 2012 performance, the incentive criteria established for fiscal year 2012, and our long-term incentive compensation philosophy. Based on that review, the Compensation Committee recommended to GulfMarks Board of Directors the dollar value of bonuses, restricted stock and stock option awards, and 2013 base salaries for GulfMarks named executive officers as indicated in the table below. These recommendations were approved by GulfMarks Board of Directors on March 6, 2013.
Bonus | Restricted Stock Awards |
Stock Option Awards |
2013 Base Salary |
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Bruce A. Streeter Director, President & Chief Executive Officer |
$ | 293,474 | $ | | $ | | $ | 671,728 | ||||||||
Quintin V. Kneen Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
$ | 141,165 | $ | 470,547 | $ | 156,849 | $ | 355,000 | ||||||||
David B. Rosenwasser Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
$ | 132,255 | $ | 440,847 | $ | 146,949 | $ | 355,000 | ||||||||
Richard M. Safier Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary |
$ | 114,109 | $ | 209,199 | $ | 69,733 | $ | 261,182 | ||||||||
Samuel R. Rubio Senior Vice President Controller, Chief Accounting Officer & Assistant Secretary |
$ | 74,404 | $ | 181,875 | $ | 60,625 | $ | 227,069 |
The restricted stock and stock option awards will be issued to the above named executive officers on March 24, 2013, in line with the issuance of such awards to all other GulfMark employees.
The number of shares of restricted stock issued will be determined based on the average of the high and low trading price of GulfMarks common stock on March 22, 2013. The number of shares covered by each stock option issued will be determined based upon a March 22, 2013, Black-Scholes calculation. All stock options will have a seven-year term and the exercise price of such options will be the closing price of GulfMarks common stock on March 22, 2013.
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.
Date: March 12, 2013 | GulfMark Offshore, Inc. | |||||
By: | /s/ Quintin V. Kneen | |||||
Name: | Quintin V. Kneen | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |