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) June 8, 2007
LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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021238
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06-1313069 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
32224
(Zip Code)
(904) 398-9400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 (e) Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 8, 2007, Landstar System, Inc. (the Company) entered into a letter agreement (the
Letter Agreement) with Henry H. Gerkens, its Chief Executive Officer, increasing Mr. Gerkens
base salary to an annual rate of $500,000 effective as of June 1, 2007, and further amending and
restating the letter agreement entered into by the Company and Mr. Gerkens on April 27, 2004.
In addition, the Letter Agreement provides that in the event the Company terminates Mr.
Gerkens employment prior to the Companys 2009 annual meeting of stockholders other than for cause
or disability, or Mr. Gerkens terminates his employment for good reason, in each case at any time
that Mr. Gerkens rights to receive severance are not governed by his Key Executive Employment
Protection Agreement, (i) the Company shall pay Mr. Gerkens a lump sum severance benefit equal to
two times the sum of his annual base salary and the annual bonus that would have been payable to
him for the relevant period under the Companys Executive Incentive Compensation Plan, (ii) Mr.
Gerkens shall be entitled to continue to receive certain other benefits described in the Letter
Agreement and (iii) the 50,000 stock options granted to Mr. Gerkens in connection with his
appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2004 shall immediately vest. In the event Mr. Gerkens
employment with the Company ends due to his death or disability, he shall be entitled to receive a
pro rata portion of the annual bonus that would have been payable to him for the relevant period
under the Companys Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.
Under the Letter Agreement, Mr. Gerkens has agreed that in the event his service as Chief
Executive Officer ends after the Companys 2009 annual meeting of stockholders for any reason other
than (i) a termination as a result of which he is entitled to receive severance benefits under
either his Key Executive Employment Protection Agreement or the Letter Agreement, (ii) a
termination for cause or (iii) his death, he shall provide the Company with certain consulting and
advisory services during the two-year period following the end of his employment, for which he will
be paid a salary at an annual rate of $150,000 and be entitled to continue to receive certain other
benefits described in the Letter Agreement.
The Letter Agreement also provides that Mr. Gerkens will work exclusively for the Company
while in its employment and not compete with the Company or solicit or hire any of its employees
for a two-year period following the end of his employment as Chief Executive Officer for any
reason.
Should Mr. Gerkens be reelected to the Board in 2009, the Letter Agreement will be deemed
automatically extended for the duration of his concurrent service as Chief Executive Officer and
Board member.
This summary of the Letter Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its
entirety by the Letter Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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Exhibit Number |
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Description of Exhibit |
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99.1
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Letter Agreement, dated June 8, 2007, between Landstar System, Inc. and Henry H. Gerkens. |