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12-Nov-2008
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Change in Directors or Principal Off
Please see disclosure under Item 5.02 for certain compensation arrangements between Joe's Jeans Inc. (the "Company") and its officers and directors.
(c) Appointment of Executive Officers
In connection with the annual meeting of the Board on November 6, 2008, the Board re-appointed the following executive officers of the Company to the same positions: Marc Crossman to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, Hamish Sandhu as Chief Financial Officer and Joe Dahan as Creative Director effective as of November 6, 2008. In addition, the Board re-appointed Sam Furrow to continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors in a non-executive capacity.
(e) Compensation Arrangements
At the annual meeting of the Board on November 6, 2008 and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Executive Employment Agreement entered into by and between the Company and Marc Crossman, the Compensation Committee of the Board elected to pay Mr. Crossman as President and Chief Executive Officer a discretionary bonus in the amount of $325,000 for his service. The Compensation Committee set the performance criteria pursuant to which Mr. Crossman will be measured for achievement and payment of his bonus for fiscal 2009. The metrics considered and discussed to measure Mr. Crossman's performance for 2008 and 2009 included achievement of net sales and EBITDA goals as compared to the Company's budget. In addition, the Compensation Committee approved a recommendation to increase the salary for the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Hamish Sandhu, to $255,000 per year to be paid in accordance with normal payroll procedures.
In connection with the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") on November 6, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs") as follows: (i) Mr. Crossman in the amount of 780,546 RSUs that vest 1/3 on each anniversary date of the grant in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively; (ii) 109,091 RSUs to Sam Furrow, Tom O'Riordan, and Suhail Rizvi that vest on a quarterly basis over the course of 12 months; (iii) 73,091 RSUs to Kent Savage and Kelly Hoffman that vest on a quarterly basis over the course of 12 months and $19,800 in the form of a cash payment to be paid in quarterly installments of $4,950 each primarily to cover tax obligations associated with the vesting of the RSUs; (iv) 546,000 RSUs to Joe Dahan and 150,000 RSUs to Hamish Sandhu that vest first in an amount equal to 1/8 of the total grant on June 18, 2009 and thereafter every six months until the RSUs are fully vested on December 18, 2012. The RSUs will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and applicable award agreement to be executed by each participant, a form of which is filed herewith and incorporated herein.
Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On September 23, 2008, the Company filed a Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an annual
meeting of our stockholders to be held on November 6, 2008. The purpose of the
annual meeting was to vote on the following proposals: (1) to elect seven
directors to serve on the Board of Directors until the 2009 annual meeting of
stockholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified; and
(2) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2008.
The Board fixed the close of business on September 22, 2008 as the record date for identifying those stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote, at the annual meeting. On September 25, 2008, the notice of annual meeting, proxy statement and proxy cards were first mailed to stockholders along with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007, as amended. On November 6, 2008, the Company conducted its annual meeting of stockholders and all proposals were approved.
On November 6, 2008, 41,150,073 shares were represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, which reflected approximately 69% of total shares outstanding. This share amount reflects the addition of certain shares that the Company holds as treasury shares in a segregated brokerage account. The vote totals on the two proposals were as follows:
For Withheld
1. Election of seven directors:
Samuel J. Furrow 40,931,144 218,929
Marc B. Crossman 40,955,259 194,814
Joe Dahan 40,759,020 391,053
Kelly Hoffman 40,092,174 1,057,899
Tom O'Riordan 40,949,459 200,614
Suhail R. Rizvi 40,242,756 907,317
Kent Savage 40,947,419 202,654
For Against Abstain
2. Appointment of Ernst & Young 41,110,785 23,886 15,402
LLP as independent registered
public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending November 30,
2008
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(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
10.1 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2007)
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