UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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April 18, 2005
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 0-9881 54-1162807
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
500 Shentel Way
P.O. Box 459
Edinburg, VA 22824
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 984-4141
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1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
At its meeting on April 18, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company acting
on the recommendation of the Independent Directors approved effective April 25,
2005 new annual compensation levels for the Company's executive officers as set
forth on Exhibit 10.27 attached hereto. Annual base compensation for the Chief
Executive Officer was increased 5% and for all executive officers as a group an
average of 5.1%
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
10.27 2005 Management Compensatory Plans and Arrangements
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 thereunto duly authorized.
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
(Registrant)
April 20, 2005 /S/ EARLE A. MACKENZIE
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Earle A. MacKenzie
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal
Financial Officer)
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EXHIBIT 10.27
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company
2005 Management Compensatory Plans and Arrangements
Components of Executive Compensation
In accordance with the Marketplace Rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, all components of compensation for the Company's chief
executive officer and other executive officers are determined by the board of
directors upon the recommendation of a majority of the Company's directors who
meet the independence requirements prescribed by those rules.
The Company's executive compensation program includes a base salary,
annual cash bonuses and long-term incentive compensation in the form of stock
option awards.
Base Salary. Base salaries of the Company's executive officers are
initially determined by evaluating the responsibilities of the position, the
experience and knowledge of the executive, and the competitive marketplace for
executive talent, including a comparison to base salaries for comparable
positions at public companies considered to be in the Company's peer group. Base
salaries for executive officers are reviewed annually by the independent
directors based upon, among other things, individual performance and
responsibilities. Effective April 25, 2005, salaries for the executive officers
were as follows: Christopher E. French ($273,000), Earle A. MacKenzie
($214,000), David E. Ferguson ($158,000), William L. Pirtle ($162,000), Alan R.
Prusak ($168,000), David K. MacDonald ($159,000), Laurence F. Paxton ($145,000),
Jeff Pompeo ($158,000), Jonathan Spencer ($160,000), and Nancy Stadler
($152,500).
Annual Cash Bonuses. The Company pays annual cash bonuses to the executive
officers under a cash incentive plan. Under the cash incentive plan, each
participant is assigned a "target bonus" expressed as a percentage of the
participant's regular salary. For 2005, the target bonus for the chief executive
officer of the Company is 30% of salary paid, the target bonus for the executive
vice president of the Company is 25% of salary paid, and the target bonus for
other executive officers is 20% of salary paid. The maximum cash bonus payable
to any executive officer in any fiscal year could be up to 200% of the target
bonus. Of the bonus amount payable to executive officers, 60% is based on the
achievement of company-wide performance goals relating to net income and service
measures (which include customer turnover or "churn," and service complaints)
and 40% upon individual objectives established by management and, in the case of
the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, the independent
directors.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation. Stock option awards under the Company's
Stock Incentive Plan are based on a formula that takes into account each
executive's annual cash compensation.
Other Compensatory Plans
The Company's executive officers participate in the Company's Retirement
Plan, which is a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan that is qualified
under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, and the supplemental executive
retirement
EXHIBIT 10.27
plan, or SERP, which is an unfunded, nonqualified plan. The annual pension
benefit under the plans, taken together, is largely determined by the years of
service multiplied by a percentage of the participant's final earnings.
The purpose of the SERP is to provide retirement benefits in addition to
those provided under the Retirement Plan. Under the terms of the SERP, the
normal form of benefits for executives who complete at least ten years of
service is a monthly benefit for the life of the executive determined as
follows: 50% for executives with 20 years or less of credited service, which is
increased by 1% for each additional year of credited service up to a maximum of
70% with 40 years, times the executive's final annual earnings, less the accrued
monthly benefit payable at age 65 to the executive under the Retirement Plan on
that date, less the executive's estimated monthly Primary Social Security
Benefit payable at age 65.
The Company's executive officers also are eligible to participate in the
Company's 401(k) and Flexible Benefits Plans, each of which is available to all
regular Company employees.