UNITED STATES



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):

August 29, 2005

 

EGL, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Texas

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

000-27288

76-0094895

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 


15350 Vickery Drive, Houston, Texas

77032

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(281) 618-3100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 1.01.

ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On August 29, 2005, EGL, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), paid Mr. E. Joseph Bento, the Company’s President of North America and Chief Marketing Officer, a cash bonus of $62,402.40 under the Company’s 2005 Incentive Bonus Plan for Executive Management Employees (the “Cash Bonus Plan”) with respect to the first and second quarter of 2005.  Under the Cash Bonus Plan, the Company’s executive officers are eligible for incentive bonus based on three criteria:  (1) the Company’s financial performance, (2) the target incentive bonus authorized by the Cash Bonus Plan, and (3) the employee’s personal performance against established goals.  Mr. Bento’s bonus was based on his attainment of 87% of his personal goals and the attainment of a specified percentage of the Company’s goals.  The Cash Bonus Plan is an annual plan, which is calculated on a year-to-date basis and paid quarterly.






SIGNATURE


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:  August 29, 2005

EGL, INC.




By:

/s/ Elijio V. Serrano


Elijio V. Serrano

Chief Financial Officer