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) April 12, 2005
BearingPoint, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-31451 | 22-3680505 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1676 International Drive
McLean, VA 22102
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (703) 747-3000
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 12, 2005, BearingPoint, Inc. (the “Company”) approved restricted stock unit grants under the Company’s 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) to its current managing directors and to newly-hired managing directors and a limited number of other key employees. The primary purpose of the program was to align the interests of key employees with those of our shareholders, to enhance retention of current managing directors and to improve the recruiting of new managing directors from outside the Company. As part of those grants, the following current named executive officers of the Company were granted restricted stock units in the amounts set forth in the following table:
| Name and Position |
Total Value of (Dollars) |
Value of Restricted (Dollars) |
Number of Restricted (based on the closing price | |||||
| Joseph Corbett |
$ | 450,000 | $ | 135,000 | 16,463 | |||
| Robin S. Lineberger |
$ | 1,800,000 | $ | 540,000 | 65,853 | |||
| Richard J. Roberts |
$ | 1,980,000 | $ | 594,000 | 72,439 | |||
Thirty percent (30%) of the total value of the restricted stock units was granted as of April 12, 2005 based on the closing price per share of the Company’s common stock of $8.20 on such date. At this time, the terms of the restricted stock unit grants have not been finalized. The Company will file an amendment to this Form 8-K when such terms have been finalized.
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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.
| Date: April 18, 2005 |
BearingPoint, Inc. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Joseph Corbett | |||||||
| Joseph Corbett Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||