| Ohio | 0-21026 | 31-1364046 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
| 39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio | 45764 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers | ||||||||
| Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EX-10.1 | ||||||||
| EX-10.2 | ||||||||
| EX-10.3 | ||||||||
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
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| 10.1 |
Description of the Material Terms of Rocky Brands, Inc.s Bonus Plan for the
Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007
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| 10.2 |
Schedule of Outside Director Fees as of January 1, 2007
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| 10.3 |
Schedule of Named Executive Officer Base Salaries as of January 1,
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Rocky Brands, Inc.
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| Date: December 21, 2006 | By: | /s/ James E. McDonald | ||
| James E. McDonald, | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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| Exhibit No. | Description | |||
| 10.1 |
Description of the Material Terms of Rocky Brands, Inc.s
Bonus Plan for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007
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| 10.2 |
Schedule of Outside Director Fees as of January 1, 2007
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| 10.3 |
Schedule of Named Executive Officer Base Salaries as of
January 1, 2007
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Mike Brooks
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0 | % | 75 | % | 175 | % | ||||||
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Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer |
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David Sharp
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0 | % | 60 | % | 140 | % | ||||||
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President and Chief Operating Officer
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James E. McDonald
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0 | % | 50 | % | 115 | % | ||||||
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer |
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Thomas R. Morrison
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0 | % | 30 | % | 60 | % | ||||||
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Senior Vice President of Wholesale Sales
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| | an annual retainer of $50,000 for service on the Board of Directors, 35% of which is payable in restricted shares of the Companys common stock issued on the first day of January each year, which shares shall be fully vested immediately but not tradable in the public markets for one year, and 65% of which is payable in cash quarterly; | ||
| | the Audit Committee Chairman shall receive an additional annual retainer of $8,000, payable in cash quarterly; | ||
| | the Compensation Committee Chairman shall receive an additional annual retainer of $6,000, payable in cash quarterly; | ||
| | the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman shall receive an additional annual retainer of $4,000, payable in cash quarterly; and | ||
| | each board member shall be reimbursed for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at a board or committee meeting. |
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| Name | 2007 Base Salary | |||
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Mike Brooks
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$ | 475,000 | ||
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Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer |
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David Sharp
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$ | 385,000 | ||
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President and Chief Operating Officer
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James E. McDonald
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$ | 280,000 | ||
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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Thomas R. Morrison
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$ | 220,000 | ||
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Senior Vice
President of Wholesale Sales
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