8-K 1 a2019execcomp8-k.htm 8-K Document


 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2019

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NLIGHT, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
001-38462
91-2066376
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
5408 NE 88th Street, Building E
Vancouver, Washington 98665
(Address of principal executive offices, and zip code)
(360) 566-4460
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share
LASR
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 





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

(e)    Equity Awards and Amendments

On May 31, 2019, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) of nLIGHT, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved annual awards of restricted stock (“RSAs”) and performance restricted stock awards (“PRSAs”) and certain amendments to add performance metrics, to be determined by the Compensation Committee, to all outstanding grants of PRSAs (the “2018 PRSAs”) and performance-based restricted stock units under the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), including the 2018 PRSAs held by Scott Keeney, the Company’s president and chief executive officer, Ran Bareket, the Company’s chief financial officer, and Robert Martinsen, the Company’s chief technology officer.
The new annual RSAs (the “2019 RSAs”) and PRSAs (the “2019 PRSAs”) were awarded under the Plan to the Company’s named executive officers in the following amounts:

Name
 
Restricted Stock Award Shares
 
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Award Target Shares
Scott Keeney
 
120,000
 
60,000
Ran Bareket
 
53,333
 
26,667
Rob Martinsen
 
33,333
 
16,667
The first vesting date for the 2019 RSAs is June 1, 2020. Under each 2019 PRSA award agreement, the named executive officer will be granted an award equal to the target number of shares shown above (the “Target Shares”), which will be earned subject to the achievement of performance conditions, to be established by the Compensation Committee, during a performance period ending June 30, 2021. The 2019 RSAs and 2019 PRSAs otherwise have the same vesting schedule, including acceleration provisions, as the 2018 RSAs and 2018 PRSAs.
In addition, on May 31, 2019, the Compensation Committee approved an RSA of 30,000 shares to Ran Bareket. One-third of the RSA vests on June 1, 2020, and one-third of the RSA vests in annual installments thereafter, subject to continued service with the Company through each such vesting date.







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.

 
 
 
 
NLIGHT, INC.
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
June 4, 2019
 
By:
/s/ SCOTT KEENEY
 
 
 
 
Scott Keeney
 
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer