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) August 8, 2006
PACER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 000-49828
| Tennessee | 62-0935669 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1200
Concord, CA 94520
Telephone Number (877) 917-2237
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| ITEM 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On Tuesday, August 8, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Pacer International, Inc. (the “Company”), approved and recommended to the Board for its approval, and the Board approved, amendments to the Company’s 1999 Stock Option Plan and agreements evidencing outstanding options thereunder and to the agreements evidencing outstanding options granted under the Company’s 2002 Stock Option Plan to provide for the accelerated vesting of outstanding unvested options upon the occurrence of a “change in control” as defined in the amendments. The texts of these amendments are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2.
In approving the amendments, the Compensation Committee and the Board noted that there are no discussions or negotiations, or plans to initiate, enter into or pursue any discussions or negotiations, with any third party regarding a potential change in control involving the Company. The Compensation Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the accelerated vesting provisions of its peer companies’ stock option plans, and determined that the amendments were necessary and advisable to further the retention and incentive goals and objectives of the plans and outstanding options thereunder.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 10.1 | Amendments to the 1999 Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreements Evidencing Outstanding Options Granted Thereunder | |
| 10.2 | Amendments to the Stock Option Agreements Evidencing Outstanding Options Granted Under the 2002 Stock Option Plan | |
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.
| PACER INTERNATIONAL, INC. A Tennessee Corporation | ||||||||
| Dated: August 10, 2006 | By: |
/s/ Lawrence C. Yarberry | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT NUMBER |
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| 10.1 | Amendments to the 1999 Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreements Evidencing Outstanding Options Granted Thereunder | |
| 10.2 | Amendments to the Stock Option Agreements Evidencing Outstanding Options Granted Under the 2002 Stock Option Plan | |