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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:  May 22, 2023

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Atrion Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-32982 63-0821819
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File (I. R. S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Number) Identification No.)

 

One Allentown Parkway    
Allen, Texas   75002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

  

(972) 390-9800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

 

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:

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share   ATRI   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 23, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Registrant, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved and adopted the Atrion Corporation 2023 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to enable the Registrant to attract and retain employees, including named executive officers, by providing a competitive cash bonus program that rewards outstanding performance. The Plan is intended to replace the Short-Term Incentive Compensation Plan adopted in 2013 for awards granted in 2023 and thereafter.

 

Pursuant to the Plan, executive officers of the Registrant and salaried employees of the Registrant and its subsidiaries will be eligible to receive compensation based on attainment of certain performance goals ("Performance Goals"). The Administrator (the Compensation Committee or its delegee) will determine the individuals that may participate in the Plan, select the period for which performance is calculated, and establish Performance Goals for each participant.

 

Performance Goals will be based upon one or more performance criteria selected by the Administrator, each of which may carry a different weight and may differ from participant to participant. Performance criteria may include the following business criteria, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, applied to either the Registrant as a whole or to a business unit or subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results, or to a designated comparison peer group, in each case as specified by the Administrator: (i) gross sales or net sales; (ii) gross margin or cost of goods sold; (iii) selling, general and administrative expenses; (iv) operating income, earnings from operations, earnings before or after taxes, or earnings before or after interest, depreciation, amortization, or extraordinary or special items; (v) net income or net income per basic or diluted share of common stock; (vi) return on assets, return on invested capital, or return on equity; (vii) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment, or net cash provided by operations; (viii) economic profit or economic value created; (ix) stock price or total stockholder return; (x) staffing, diversity, training and development, succession planning, and employee satisfaction; (xi) acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates, or joint ventures; (xii) safety; and (xiii) such other objective or subjective performance criteria as the Administrator may determine. Following the completion of the applicable performance period, the Administrator will assess and certify the extent that the Performance Goals were achieved or exceeded, and determine the payment for each participant, if any.

 

The foregoing summary of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On May 22, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved the amendment and restatement of the Registrant’s Bylaws, effective immediately, to:

 

     Revise Section 1.05 regarding notice of meetings to include provisions of Article Eleven, which has been deleted in the amended and restated Bylaws, and address recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law respecting electronic transmission;

 

     Revise Section 2.10 to update the disclosure, notification, and other requirements related to nominations of directors and solicitations of proxies, including requiring compliance with Rule 14a-19 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

 

     Revise Section 3.13 to provide that the Board of Directors may assign additional duties and responsibilities to the Lead Director;

 

     Add Section 7.08 to permit documents to be executed using facsimile or other forms of electronic signature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; and

 

     Make other ministerial and clarifying changes.

 

The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws as amended and restated, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 23, 2023, the Registrant held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders voted on the matters below.

 

1.            Election of Directors. The nominees listed below were elected to serve as directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, based on the following votes:

 

Director  Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
Emile A Battat  1,366,266  59,245  1,519  199,970
Ronald N. Spaulding  923,801  501,502  1,727  199,970

 

2.                  Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Registrant’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023, based on the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
1,618,687  4,761  3,552  0

 

 

 

3.            Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Officer Compensation. The Registrant’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Registrant's executive officers, based on the following votes:

 

Votes For  Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes
1,412,395  12,859  1,776  199,970

 

4.            Advisory Vote on Frequency of the Advisory Voting on Executive Officer Compensation. As reflected in the votes set forth below, the Registrant’s stockholders expressed a preference that the advisory voting on executive officer compensation be held every year.

 

One Year  Two Years  Three Years  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
1,323,922  347  100,487  2,274  199,970

 

Based on these results, and the Board of Directors’ prior recommendation, the Board of Directors has determined to continue to hold an advisory vote to approve executive officer compensation on an annual basis (i.e. every year) until such time as the next advisory vote is submitted to stockholders regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation or the Board of Directors otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory voting is in the best interests of the stockholders.

 

Item 8.01Other Events.

 

Section 2.10 of the Registrant’s Bylaws provides that stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Registrant’s nominees in connection with an annual meeting of stockholders must deliver written notice to the Registrant’s Secretary at the Registrant’s principal executive offices setting forth the information required by said section, including the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act, not earlier than the close of business on the 150th day and not later than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the annual meeting and must comply with the additional requirements of Rule 14a-19. Accordingly, such notice for the 2024 annual meeting must be delivered not earlier than December 25, 2023 and not later than January 24, 2024. However, in the event the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after May 23, 2024, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received by the Registrant’s Secretary not earlier than the close of business on the 150th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such advanced or delayed annual meeting is less than 130 days prior to the date of such meeting, the tenth day following the date on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made.

 

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number Description
   
3.1 Atrion Corporation Bylaws (As amended and restated on May 22, 2023)
10.1 Atrion Corporation 2023 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

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.

 

  ATRION CORPORATION
     
     
Date: May 25, 2023 By:  /s/ Cindy Ferguson
    Cindy Ferguson
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

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