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): February 28, 2011


The Boston Beer Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

001-14092
(Commission
File Number)

04-3284048
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


One Design Center Place, Boston, MA
(Address of principal executive offices)

02210
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (617) 368-5000


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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.


At its meeting on February 28, 2011, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors approved payment of bonuses earned in 2010 and set 2011 base salaries for the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Martin F. Roper, its Chairman, C. James Koch, and other named executive officers of the Company.


Bonuses for 2010 Performance


The Committee approved the following bonuses for the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman, and the other named executive officers of the Company, based on the Committee’s assessment of their respective achievement against the 2010 performance targets and overall performance of the Company previously set by the Committee:



Name


Title

Bonus
Awarded

Percent of
Potential

 

 

 

 

Martin F. Roper

President and CEO

$398,315*

39.8%*

C. James Koch

Chairman

$262,500*

70.0%*

William F. Urich

Treasurer and CFO

$176,700

95.0%

Thomas W. Lance

Vice President of Operations

$141,684

86.0%

John C. Geist

Vice President of Sales

$127,575

81.0%


*

The Compensation Committee was not able to determine whether one goal had been attained due to insufficient information. When the information needed to measure performance with respect to that goal becomes available for the Committee’s review, the bonus award may be increased by the Committee.


Salaries for 2011


The Committee approved base salaries for the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman, and the other named executive officers of the Company as follows:



Name


Title

Base Salary
for 2011

Percent
Increase

 

 

 

 

Martin F. Roper

President and CEO

$700,485

2.0%

C. James Koch

Chairman

$382,500

2.0%

William F. Urich

Treasurer and CFO

$385,000

3.5%

Thomas W. Lance

Vice President of Operations

$338,000

2.7%

John C. Geist

Vice President of Sales

$336,000

6.7%




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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.


 

The Boston Beer Company, Inc.
(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

Date: March 4, 2011

/s/ Martin F. Roper

 

Martin F. Roper
Chief Executive Officer
(Signature)*


*Print name and title of the signing officer under his signature.




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