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COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 8-K Report, Executive Changes (Mar 30, 2012)

Filed March 30, 2012For Securities:FIX

Summary

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (FIX) filed an 8-K report on March 30, 2012, detailing equity grants authorized by its Compensation Committee on March 26, 2012, under the company's Long-term Incentive Plan for the 2012 fiscal year. These grants were awarded to executive officers and other key employees, with a specific new distribution strategy for named executive officers. This strategy allocates 30% of awards to stock options, 30% to time-vesting restricted stock units (RSUs), and 40% to dollar-denominated performance-vesting RSUs (PSUs). The report provides specific grant details for key executives, including Brian E. Lane (President and CEO), William George, III (EVP and CFO), Trent McKenna (VP and General Counsel), and Julie Shaeff (SVP and Chief Accounting Officer). The time-vesting RSUs vest over three years, while stock options are exercisable at $11.21 per share and also vest over three years. The performance-vesting RSUs are particularly noteworthy, with vesting contingent on achieving specific EPS and relative total shareholder return metrics over a three-year period, with potential payout ranging from 0% to 200% of the target amount. The settlement of these PSUs will be in stock, based on the market price at the end of the performance period.

Key Highlights

  • 1Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has implemented a new equity grant structure for its executive officers for the 2012 fiscal year.
  • 2The new structure diversifies awards among stock options (30%), time-vesting RSUs (30%), and performance-vesting RSUs (40%).
  • 3Specific equity grants were made to named executive officers, including the CEO, CFO, General Counsel, and Chief Accounting Officer.
  • 4Time-vesting RSUs and stock options vest in three equal installments over a three-year period.
  • 5Stock options are exercisable at $11.21 per share, reflecting the closing price on the grant date.
  • 6Performance-vesting RSUs (PSUs) are dollar-denominated and contingent on achieving EPS and relative total shareholder return targets over three years.
  • 7PSU awards have a potential vesting range of 0% to 200% of the target amount and will be settled in stock based on market price at the end of the performance period.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to disclose the equity grants made by Comfort Systems USA, Inc. to its executive officers and key employees under the company's Long-term Incentive Plan for the 2012 fiscal year.

For the 2012 fiscal year, the company's named executive officers will receive their Long-term Incentive Plan awards with a new distribution: 30% in the form of stock options, 30% in the form of time-vesting restricted stock units (RSUs), and 40% in the form of dollar-denominated performance-vesting restricted stock units (PSUs).

The PSUs are designed to vest over a three-year performance period and are subject to two key performance measures: 50% based on Earnings Per Share (EPS) and 50% based on total shareholder return relative to the company's peer group. Vesting can range from 0% to 200% of the target award based on performance. These are dollar-denominated awards that will be settled in company stock.

The time-vesting stock options were granted with an exercise price of $11.21 per share, which was the closing price of the company's common stock on the grant date. These options vest in three equal installments over a three-year period.