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):  April 30, 2008

 

Winmark Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Minnesota

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-22012

 

41-1622691

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

4200 Dahlberg Drive, Suite 100 Golden Valley, MN 55422-4837

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(612) 520-8500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 1.01                                             Entry Into Material Definitive Agreement.

 

At the regularly scheduled Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Winmark Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 30, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved a resolution (as described more completely in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2008) to amend the Company’s Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (the “Plan”) by extending the term of future options granted under the Plan from a six (6) year term to a ten (10) year term, and by modifying the vesting schedule from 20% to 25% per year, beginning one year from the grant date.

 

The foregoing description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full agreement.

 

Item 9.01                                             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)    Exhibits:

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors(1)

 


(1)  Incorporated by reference to the Appendix to the definitive Proxy Statement filed March 19, 2008

 

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.

 

 

 

WINMARK CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 2, 2008

By:

/s/ Catherine P. Heaven

 

 

 

Catherine P. Heaven

 

 

 

Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

to

 

Form 8-K

 

Winmark Corporation

 

Exhibit Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors (1)

 


(1)  Incorporated by reference to the Appendix to the definitive Proxy Statement filed March 19, 2008

 

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