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): January 31, 2008

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-52024   20-2463898
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

2051 Palomar Airport Road

Carlsbad, CA 92011

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 431-9286

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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) On January 31, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the 2008 bonus plan for each of the executives of the Company (the “2008 Plan”).

The table below sets forth for each of the executive officers listed therein the percentage of the base salary that such officer is eligible to receive as a cash bonus under the 2008 Plan upon the achievement of the criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board. In the event that the Company’s financial performance exceeds the financial criteria established to receive 100% of the targeted bonus amount with respect to financial criteria, the executive officers listed below will be entitled to receive cash bonuses based on higher percentages of their respective base salaries.

 

Name and Title

   2008 Base Salary    Bonus Percentage of
Base Salary
at Target Cash
Bonus Award Levels
 

Dirk Kuyper, President and Chief Executive Officer

   $ 350,000    100 %

Steven Yasbek, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

   $ 225,000    40 %

Steven Lubischer, Vice President, Sales

   $ 275,000    85 %

A summary description of the 2008 Plan is attached as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Summary Description of the Alphatec Holdings, Inc. 2008 Bonus Plan

 

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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.

 

Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
By:   /s/ Ebun S. Garner, Esq.
  Name: Ebun S. Garner, Esq.
  Title: General Counsel and Vice President

Date: February 6, 2008

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Summary Description of the Alphatec Holdings, Inc. 2008 Bonus Plan

 

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