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): February 6, 2008 (January 31, 2008)
WABCO HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-33332 | 20-8481962 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Centennial Avenue, P.O. Box 6820, Piscataway, NJ | 08855-6820 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 32-2-663-9-800
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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, 2007, the independent members of the Board of Directors of WABCO Holdings Inc. (the Company) unanimously approved the recommendation of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee to add financial planning to the Companys perquisite program for its executive officers and to increase the life insurance benefit already provided to the Companys executive officers. Specifically, the Company is amending its perquisite program to offer its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other named executive officers the following:
| Reimbursement for Financial Planning: The Company will reimburse Jacques Esculier, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, for financial planning services of up to $15,000, will reimburse each of Ulrich Michel, the Companys Chief Financial Officer, Jean-Christophe Figueroa, Vice President, Vehicle Dynamics and Controls, and Nikhil Varty, Vice President, Compression and Braking, of up to $10,000 and will reimburse Christian Wiehen, Vice President, Product Development, of up to $7,500; and |
| Life insurance benefits: The Company increased its life insurance benefit to Jacques Esculier to be equal to 3 times his base salary, Ulrich Michel, Jean-Christophe Figueroa and Nikhil Varty to be equal to 2 times their respective individual base salaries and Christian Wiehen to be equal to 1 times his base salary. |
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.
Date: February 6, 2008 | WABCO HOLDINGS INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Ulrich Michel | |||||
Name: | Ulrich Michel | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |