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): May 4, 2007
LINENS HOLDING CO.
LINENS N THINGS, INC.
LINENS N THINGS CENTER, INC.
(Exact names of registrants as specified in their charters)
Delaware |
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333-135646-12 |
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20-4192917 |
Delaware |
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001-12381 |
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22-3463939 |
California |
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333-135646-11 |
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59-2740308 |
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6 Brighton Road, Clifton, New
Jersey 07015
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(973)
778-1300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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) Linens n Things, Inc. (LNT) and its 100% parent, Linens Holding Co. (Holding,and, together with LNT and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, the Company), have entered into or modified certain compensatory arrangements with respect to the Companys principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and other named executive officers, which are summarized in this report.
On May 4, 2007, the compensation committees of the boards of directors of Holding and LNT (the Compensation Committees) completed their annual compensation review with respect to key management personnel of the Company. As part of the review process, the Compensation Committees approved an increase in annual base salary, effective as of the respective dates set forth below, for the following named executive officers to the indicated amounts:
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F. David Coder |
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Executive Vice President of |
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$425,000 |
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April 1, 2007 |
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Robert Homler |
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Executive Vice President, |
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$425,000 |
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April 1, 2007 |
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Francis M. Rowan |
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Senior Vice President and |
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$275,000 |
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January 8, 2007 |
The Compensation Committees also approved a 2007 Bonus Plan for management incentive compensation, which includes incentive compensation potential for certain of the named executive officers at the following levels:
· Robert J. DiNicola, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officertarget 100% of annual base salary, as set forth in Mr. DiNicolas current employment agreement.
· Codertarget 50% of annual base salary, as set forth in Mr. Coders current employment agreement.
· Homlertarget 50% of annual base salary, as set forth in Mr. Homlers current employment agreement.
· Rowantarget 50% of annual base salary, which represents an increase from the 40% target set forth in Mr. Rowans current employment agreement.
For each of the named executive officers, the incentive compensation potential for 2007 is at the following levels:
· First threshold (Level I)25% of target based on achieving budgeted total sales, budgeted comparable store sales, and approximately 83% of budgeted Adjusted EBITDA.
· Second threshold (Level II)50% of target based on achieving budgeted total sales, budgeted comparable store sales, and 90% of budgeted Adjusted EBITDA.
· Third threshold (Level III)75% of target based on achieving budgeted total sales, budgeted comparable store sales, and approximately 97% of budgeted Adjusted EBITDA.
· Target (Level IV)100% of target based on achieving budgeted total sales, budgeted comparable store sales, and budgeted Adjusted EBITDA.
· Maximum (Level V)150% of target based on achieving budgeted total sales, budgeted comparable store sales, and approximately 103% of budgeted Adjusted EBITDA.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 10, 2007
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LINENS N THINGS, INC. |
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LINENS N THINGS CENTER, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ FRANCIS M. ROWAN |
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Francis M. Rowan |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |