SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 20, 2007
Petroleum Development Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada 0-7246 95-2636730
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
120 Genesis Boulevard, Bridgeport, WV 26330
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 304-842-3597
____________________no change_______________
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A amends the Form 8-K previously filed by Petroleum Development Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 20, 2007, to include information that was inadvertently omitted. The second table in the original filing did not include the number of restricted stock shares awarded to each of the Company's identified executive officers. The original Form 8-K is being filed in its entirety with the only amendment being to include the previously omitted data. No other amendments to this filing have been made.
Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On February 19, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Petroleum Development Corporation (the "Company") finalized the annual base salaries (effective as of January 1, 2007) and the Long-Term Incentive Plan for 2007 for the Company's current executive officers after a review of performance and competitive market data. The following table sets forth the previous and new annual base salary levels of the Company's Named Executive Officers:
NAME AND POSITION |
YEAR |
BASE SALARY |
Steven
R. Williams |
2007 |
$370,000 |
Thomas
E. Riley |
2007 |
$292,500 |
Eric
R. Stearns |
2007 |
$271,500 |
Richard
McCullough |
2007 |
$235,000 |
Darwin
L. Stump |
2007 |
$220,500 |
The Compensation Committee of Petroleum Development Corporation has established 2007 grants for the executive officers of the Company (the Participants). The grants are being awarded pursuant to the terms of the Petroleum Development Corporation 2004 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan that was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the June 11, 2004 Annual Meeting, and with additional qualifications set forth in the Petroleum Development Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Program included in this filing as Exhibit 10.1.
Awards will include time vesting shares of restricted stock (Shares), and performance vesting shares of restricted stock (Performance Shares). The Shares are scheduled to vest for the Participant over a four year period in equal annual installments of 25% of the total award on each successive anniversary of the grant date which was February 20, 2007. The Performance Shares may vest in part or in whole on December 31 of 2009, 2010, and 2011 if the average closing price of the Company's common stock during the preceding December exceeds a specified price. A complete description of the target price and other terms is included in Exhibit 10.1
Participant |
Executive Position |
Shares |
Performance Shares |
Steven R. Williams |
Chairman and CEO |
8,484 |
14,683 |
Thomas E. Riley |
President |
6,669 |
7,694 |
Eric R. Stearns |
Executive VP |
5,976 |
6,895 |
Darwin L. Stump |
CAO |
3,640 |
2,700 |
Other restrictions and conditions of the grants include:
a. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company triggered by the sale of Shares, the sales price of a Share in the subject Change in Control shall be the Share Price for purposes of this Section
b. In the event of a Change of Control triggered by an event other than the sale of Shares, the Share Price for purposes of this Section shall be determined in good faith by the Committee, in its sole discretion..
With respect to withholding required upon the exercise of Awards or upon the lapse of restrictions on Shares, or upon any other taxable event arising as a result of Awards granted hereunder, Participants may elect, subject to the approval of the Committee, to satisfy the withholding requirement, in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold shares of company common stock having a Fair Market Value on the date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax which could be imposed on the transaction. All such elections shall be irrevocable, made in writing, and signed by the Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Petroleum Development Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Program
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.
Petroleum Development Corporation
Date: April 13, 2007
By: /s/ Darwin L. Stump
Darwin L. Stump
Chief Accounting Officer