UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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):
May 4, 2005
Eagle Materials Inc.
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-12984 (Commission File Number) |
75-2520779 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas |
75219 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (214) 432-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed from last report)
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| Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 4, 2005, the Board of Directors of Eagle Materials Inc. (the “Company”) ratified the actions (also taken on May 4, 2005) of the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors with regard to the base salary and annual incentive bonus of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and approved the Compensation Committee’s recommendations with regard to the base salary and annual incentive bonus for the other executive officers who are expected to be named in the summary compensation table of the Company’s 2005 Proxy Statement.
The annual base salary levels for such named executive officers for Fiscal Year 2006 are: Steven R. Rowley, President and Chief Executive Officer ($600,000); Arthur R. Zunker, Jr., Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer ($228,220); Gerald J. Essl, Executive Vice President – Cement/Concrete and Aggregates ($267,200); James H. Graass, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary ($267,200); and Jeffrey Dutton, Executive Vice President — Paperboard ($258,500).
With respect to Messrs. Rowley, Zunker and Graass, the annual incentive bonuses were made pursuant to the Company’s Salaried Incentive Compensation Program for the Fiscal Year 2005. Under this plan, a percentage of operating earnings is designated as a pool for bonuses, with each participating executive being assigned a percentage of such pool. For Fiscal Year 2005, 1.2% of operating earnings was allocated for annual incentive bonuses for participating executives. The amount of the bonus paid to an executive is based on the level of the Company’s operating earnings, the percentage of the pool designated for such executive and an assessment of such executive’s performance relative to his/her goals and objectives for Fiscal Year 2005. With respect to Messrs. Essl and Dutton, the annual incentive bonus is calculated based on the performance of the executive’s operating group as well as the executive’s individual performance relative to his goals and objectives for Fiscal Year 2005. The annual incentive bonuses for such executive officers for Fiscal Year 2005 were: Steven R. Rowley ($625,505); Arthur R. Zunker, Jr. ($429,914); Gerald J. Essl ($359,920); James H. Graass ($257,561) and Jeffrey Dutton ($160,640).
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.
| EAGLE MATERIALS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Arthur R.
Zunker, Jr. Name: Arthur R. Zunker, Jr. Title: Senior Vice President–Finance and Treasurer |
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Date: May 9, 2005