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

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)   January 19, 2009

 

GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

001-33884

20-3973956

(State or other jurisdiction of

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

3201 Griffin Road, 4th Floor

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312

(Address of principal executive offices)

(954) 985-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

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

At a meeting held on January 19, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Gulfstream International Group, Inc. (the “Company”) approved grants of stock options to certain officers of the Company as set forth below. The option grants are for the purchase of a total of 60,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant, or $2.00 per share. The options vest 20% on the date of grant and 20% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant.

Name

Title

Option Shares

Robert M. Brown

Chief Financial Officer

20,000

Thomas P. Cooper

Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs

10,000

David F. Hackett

Chief Executive Officer and President

30,000

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 23, 2009

By

/s/ Robert M. Brown

 

 

Robert M. Brown
Chief Financial Officer