(e) On May 8, 2012, the Board of Directors of Xerium Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") adopted a new executive compensation arrangement, which is described below.

2012 - 2014 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Board approved the 2012 - 2014 Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2012
- 2014 Executive LTIP") under the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. Awards under the 2012 - 2014 Executive LTIP are both time-based and performance-based. A specific target share award is set for each participant in the 2012 - 2014 Executive LTIP. Awards will be paid in the form of restricted stock units or shares of common stock of the Company, as described below.

Time-based awards, 50% of the total target award, will be granted in the form of time-based restricted stock units under the Company's 2010 Equity Incentive Plan vesting in equal installments on March 31, 2013, March 31, 2014, and March 31, 2015, and will be converted into shares of common stock as they vest.

Performance-based awards, 50% of the total award, will be determined based on the Company's performance against a three-year cumulative Adjusted EBITDA metric. The Adjusted EBITDA metric will be adjusted for currency fluctuations during the term of the 2012 - 2014 Executive LTIP. The 2012 - 2014 Executive LTIP performance-based awards will convert into shares of the Company's common stock and be paid after the close of the three-year performance period. The amount of the payment will be based on a sliding scale ranging from 50% if the metric is achieved at 85% of the target up to 200% if the metric is achieved at or above 115% of the target.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, together with the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On May 9, 2012, the Company conducted a conference call regarding its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. A transcript of the earnings conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The transcript includes bracketed language as clarification or to correct inadvertent errors in the information provided on the call.

The Company discussed a presentation on the earnings conference call, which was furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2012 and is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.2. The Company's press release, which was furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2012, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.3. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures discussed on the earnings conference call and in the presentation, which were furnished as Exhibit 99.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2012, are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.4.

The transcript of the earnings conference call contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including those factors discussed in the attached press release, and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and subsequent filings. Any forward-looking statements included in the transcript are as of May 9, 2012 and the Company does not intend to update them if its views later change, except as may be required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to May 9, 2012.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished herewith.

Exhibit
  No.                                     Description

99.1         Transcript of earnings conference call relating to financial results
             for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, held on May 9, 2012.

99.2         Supplemental presentation of selected data for the earnings conference
             call on May 9, 2012 (furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's
             Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2012 and incorporated
             herein by reference).

99.3         Press Release dated May 8, 2012 relating to financial results for the
             quarter ended March 31, 2011 (furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the
             Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2012 and
             incorporated herein by reference).

99.4         Supplemental reconciliations of non-GAAP information (furnished as
             Exhibit 99.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
             May 8, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).