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CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Jul 6, 2005)

Filed July 6, 2005For Securities:CASY

Summary

This Form 8-K filing from Casey's General Stores, Inc. (CASY) on July 6, 2005, primarily reports on the entry into a material definitive agreement related to stock options. Specifically, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted stock options to four key executive officers under the company's 2000 Stock Option Plan. These options allow the executives to purchase shares of Common Stock at a price not less than the fair market value on the grant date. Investors should note the individuals who received these options and the terms of the grant. The report details that Robert J. Myers, John G. Harmon, Terry W. Handley, and William J. Walljasper were each awarded options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $20.68 per share, which was the last reported sales price on July 5, 2005. This action reflects a typical mechanism for executive compensation and long-term incentive alignment with shareholder interests.

Key Highlights

  • 1Grant of stock options to four executive officers under the 2000 Stock Option Plan.
  • 2Recipients include President & COO, Senior VP & Secretary, Senior VP, and VP & CFO.
  • 3Each executive officer was granted options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock.
  • 4The exercise price for these options is $20.68 per share.
  • 5The exercise price is set at the last reported sales price of Common Stock on the grant date, July 5, 2005.
  • 6The grant is intended to align executive interests with shareholder value.
  • 7The filing includes Exhibit 10.33, a copy of the Grant of Incentive Stock Option agreement.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to report the entry into a material definitive agreement, specifically the grant of stock options to four of Casey's General Stores' executive officers under the company's 2000 Stock Option Plan.

The stock options were granted to four executive officers: Robert J. Myers (President and Chief Operating Officer), John G. Harmon (Senior Vice President and Secretary), Terry W. Handley (Senior Vice President), and William J. Walljasper (Vice President and Chief Financial Officer). Each of them was awarded options to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock.

The exercise price for each of the granted stock options is $20.68 per share. This price was set as the last reported sales price for Casey's General Stores' Common Stock on the date of the grant, July 5, 2005.

These stock options were granted under the existing Casey's General Stores, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, which was previously approved by the company's shareholders on September 15, 2000.