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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 14, 2019

 
Luna Innovations Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
 
000-52008
 
54-1560050
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
301 1st Street SW, Suite 200
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
540-769-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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.

The compensation committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Luna Innovations Incorporated (the “Company”) has recently undertaken a thorough review of the Company’s executive compensation programs, including salary, cash bonus, and equity-based incentive compensation. After completing this review, on January 14, 2019, the Committee approved equity awards for the Company’s executive officers reflecting a revised approach for annual grants of equity compensation (the “2019 Grants”). Beginning with the 2019 Grants, the Committee intends to provide for annual grants of equity compensation comprising a combination of service-based restricted stock units, which will vest over time, and performance-based restricted stock units that will vest based on the Company’s achievement of long-term performance goals. With respect to the 2019 Grants, the service-based restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments and the performance-based restricted stock units are scheduled to vest, if at all, based on the Company’s levels of 2021 revenue and operating income, in each case subject to the executive officer’s continuous service through vesting. The performance-based awards establish threshold, target and maximum vesting amounts based on pre-defined levels of each of 2021 revenue and operating income, subject to the overall achievement of a minimum level of operating income for the year ending December 31, 2021.

Set forth below is a table summarizing the 2019 Grants by executive officer:

 
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
Threshold
Target
Maximum
Scott A. Graeff, President and Chief Financial Officer
92,000
11,500
23,000
34,500
Dale E. Messick, Chief Financial Officer
20,000
2,500
5,000
7,500

The restricted stock units described above were issued under the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements in the form filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
   
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
Description
4.1
 
 
 
 






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.

Luna Innovations Incorporated
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Scott A. Graeff
 
 
Scott A. Graeff
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 16, 2019