UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment No. 1

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 15, 2006

MOTHERS WORK, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

Delaware

0-21196

13-3045573

(State or Other Jurisdiction

Commission

(I.R.S. Employer

of Incorporation or

File number

Identification Number)

Organization)

 

 

 

456 North 5th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(215) 873-2200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 




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

Fiscal 2006 Executive Officer Bonuses

On November 15, 2006 the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors, comprised solely of independent directors, reviewed actual results for fiscal year 2006 against corporate performance goals established in the beginning of fiscal year 2006 under the Company’s annual bonus plan, in order to determine the entitlement of our executive officers to bonus compensation.  Based on that review, the Compensation Committee approved the following annual bonuses with respect to fiscal year 2006 performance for the Company’s executive officers, who are named below:

Executive Officer

 

Bonus

 

Dan Matthias – Chief Executive Officer

 

$

506,479

 

Rebecca Matthias – President

 

$

506,479

 

Edward Krell – Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

 

$

425,000

 

David Mangini – Executive Vice President – Merchandising

 

$

488,102

 

 

Fiscal 2006 Executive Officer Restricted Stock Grants

Also on November 15, 2006, the Compensation Committee approved the award of restricted stock to the executive officers, with an effective grant date of November 22, 2006. The following table sets forth information regarding these restricted stock awards to the executive officers with respect to fiscal year 2006 performance:

Executive Officer

 

Number of Shares of
Restricted Stock

 

Dan Matthias – Chief Executive Officer

 

20,000

(1)

Rebecca Matthias – President

 

20,000

(1)

Edward Krell – Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

 

20,000

(2)

David Mangini – Executive Vice President – Merchandising

 

6,000

(2)

 


(1)           The restricted stock will be granted under the Mothers Work, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and will vest in two equal annual installments, on the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant, which will be November 22, 2006.

(2)           The restricted stock will be granted under the Mothers Work, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan and will vest in five equal annual installments, on the first through the fifth anniversaries of the date of grant, which will be November 22, 2006.

Fiscal 2007 Executive Officer Salary Increase

The Compensation Committee approved increases to the base salary of each of the executive officers effective as of September 28, 2006.  The following table sets forth the annual salaries for the executive officers for fiscal year 2007:

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Executive Officer

 

FY 2007 Base
Salary

 

Dan Matthias – Chief Executive Officer

 

$

531,803

 

Rebecca Matthias – President

 

$

531,803

 

Edward Krell – Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

 

$

437,750

 

David Mangini – Executive Vice President – Merchandising

 

$

502,745

 

 

The Company intends to provide additional information regarding the compensation awarded to the executive officers in respect of and during the year ended September 30, 2006, in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2007 annual meeting of stockholders, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in December 2006.

The disclosure in this Current Report, including in any exhibit attached hereto, of any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement, or any amendment of any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement, or any grant or award under any plan, contract or arrangement, shall not constitute an admission that any such plan, contract, arrangement, amendment, grant or award is material.

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SIGNATURE

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 duly authorized.

Date: November 22, 2006

 

MOTHERS WORK, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edward M. Krell

 

 

 

Edward M. Krell

 

 

Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer

 

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