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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2008
DIODES INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
002-25577 (Commission File Number) |
95-2039518 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 15660 North Dallas Parkway Suite 850 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
75248 (Zip Code) |
(972) 385-2810
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| 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)) |
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| Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Appointment of Principal Officers Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers | ||||||||
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) Adjustment to Executive Compensation
On May 29, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, in
connection with its annual review of executive compensation, approved the base salary and 2008
stock option and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) grants for the executive officers as follows:
| Name and Position | Base Salary | Stock Options (1) | RSUs (1) | |||||||||
Dr. Keh-Shew Lu |
$ | 343,000 | 111,000 | — | ||||||||
President and Chief
Executive Officer |
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Joseph Liu |
$ | 248,000 | 26,000 | 5,000 | ||||||||
Senior Vice President,
Operations |
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Mark A. King |
$ | 215,000 | 25,000 | 4,500 | ||||||||
Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing |
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Carl C. Wertz |
$ | 170,000 | 12,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer |
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Francis Tang |
$ | 150,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Vice President, Discrete
Product Development |
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Steven Ho |
$ | 141,000 | 13,000 | 3,800 | ||||||||
Asia President and Vice
President, Asia Sales and
Marketing |
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Richard D. White |
$ | 170,000 | 15,000 | 3,800 | ||||||||
Senior Vice President,
Finance |
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Edmund Tang |
$ | 163,000 | 12,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Vice President, Corporate
Administration |
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| Name and Position | Base Salary | Stock Options (1) | RSUs (1) | |||||||||
Julie Holland, |
$ | 150,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Vice President,
Worldwide Analog Products |
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T.J. Lee |
$ | 197,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
Vice President,
Packaging Operations |
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Colin Greene |
$ | 346,000 | — | — | ||||||||
European President and
Vice President,
European Sales and
Marketing |
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| (1) | The stock options and RSUs were granted on May 29, 2008. Such options are first exercisable, and such RSUs will vest, in four equal annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant, May 29, 2009. The exercise price of the options is $27.95, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on May 29, 2008. |
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Adjustment to Board Compensation
On May 29, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved changes to the
compensation for the non-employee members of the Board as follows: except the Chairman and the Vice
Chairman of the Board, each non-employee director will be granted RSUs for 4,300 shares. The
Chairman of the Board will be granted RSUs for 21,500 shares, and the Vice Chairman of the Board
will be granted RSUs for 14,700 shares. There will be no other payments for any director
activities, except for reimbursement for all costs incurred for attendance at Board of Director
meetings.
The Board compensation for each of the non-employee directors is as follows:
| Retainer | RSUs (1) | |||||||||||||||
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| Annual | Committee | Total | Annual | |||||||||||||
Raymond Soong
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$ | 80,000 | — | $ | 80,000 | 21,500 | ||||||||||
C.H. Chen
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$ | 80,000 | — | $ | 80,000 | 14,700 | ||||||||||
Michael R. Giordano
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$ | 80,000 | $ | 20,000 | $ | 100,000 | 4,300 | |||||||||
John M. Stich
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$ | 80,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 90,000 | 4,300 | |||||||||
Shing Mao
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$ | 80,000 | — | $ | 80,000 | 4,300 | ||||||||||
L.P.Hsu
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$ | 80,000 | $ | 10,000 | $ | 90,000 | 4,300 | |||||||||
| (1) | The RSUs were granted on May 29, 2008 and will vest, in four equal annual installments, commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant, May 29, 2009. |
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