Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2009

 

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32327   20-0891589

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3033 Campus Drive

Suite E490

Plymouth, Minnesota

  55441
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 918-8270

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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

(e) Compensatory Arrangement for Named Executive Officers

On December 3, 2009, The Mosaic Company (the “Company”) paid a special dividend (the “Special Dividend”) in the amount of $1.30 per share of common stock to stockholders of record on November 12, 2009.

On December 9, 2009, in order to address the dilutive effects of the Special Dividend on employees who are participants in the Company’s long-term equity incentive program, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved anti-dilution payments to employees (other than the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President) who hold stock options or restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted under the Company’s 2004 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (or under a similar predecessor company plan). The anti-dilution payments are in lieu of other anti-dilution adjustments under the applicable provisions of the plans. On November 10, 2009, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved similar anti-dilution payments to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, and, upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board, approved similar payments to non-employee directors who hold stock options or RSUs granted by the Company (or a predecessor company).

The anti-dilution payments consist of cash payments of $1.30 for each share of common stock subject to outstanding stock options or RSUs (other than RSUs granted in 2008 and 2009 that include dividend equivalent rights).

For stock options and RSUs that are not currently vested, the payments will be made in the year in which the stock options or RSUs vest.

Payments to the Named Executive Officers identified in the Company’s proxy statement dated August 25, 2009 for its 2009 annual meeting of stockholders are set forth in the following table:

 

          Payments

Name

  

Title

   Immediate    2010    2011    2012    Total
James T. Prokopanko    Chief Executive Officer and President    $ 365,018    $ 164,241    $ 30,976    $ 20,835    $ 581,070
Lawrence W. Stranghoener    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer      256,699      34,198      9,420      6,252      306,568
Richard L. Mack    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary      154,476      25,750      6,806      4,428      191,457
Norman B. Beug    Senior Vice President – Potash Operations      158,361      24,393      5,446      3,387      191,586
Steven L. Pinney    Former Senior Vice President-Phosphates Operations and Supply Chain      203,354               203,354


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.

 

    THE MOSAIC COMPANY
Date: December 15, 2009   By:  

/s/ Richard L. Mack

  Name:   Richard L. Mack
  Title:  

Executive Vice President, General

Counsel and Corporate Secretary