- Current report filing (8-K)
November 20 2008 - 2:59PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington,
D.C. 20549
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CURRENT
REPORT
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Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 19,
2008
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CLAYTON
WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
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(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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001-10924
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75-2396863
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation)
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Number)
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Identification
No.)
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6
Desta Drive, Suite 6500, Midland, Texas
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79705-5510
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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Registrant's
Telephone Number, including area code:
(432)
682-6324
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions:
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¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2 (b))
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¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
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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.
(e) The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Clayton Williams Energy,
Inc. (the “Company”) has previously adopted an after-payout incentive plan, as
amended (the “APO Incentive Plan”) for officers, key employees and consultants
who promote the Company’s drilling and acquisition
programs. Management’s objective in adopting this plan is to further
align the interests of the participants with those of the Company by granting
the participants after-payout working interests in the production developed,
directly or indirectly, by the participants. The plan provides for
the creation of a series of limited partnerships or participation agreements
creating tax partnerships to which the Company contributes a portion of its
working interest in wells drilled within certain areas. The Company
pays all costs and receives all revenues until payout of its costs, plus
interest. After payout, the participants receive at least 99% of the
partnership’s subsequent revenues and pay at least 99% of its subsequent
expenses.
On
November 5, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company approved the formation of a participation agreement created pursuant to
the APO Incentive Plan and approved participation awards to certain officers
(including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and
certain other named executive officers), key employees and
consultants. The Company entered into a participation agreement with
the participants on November 19, 2008, to be effective as of November 5,
2008. The participation agreement is summarized as
follows:
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Participation
Agreement relating to East Texas Bossier-Sunny, to which the Company will
contribute 7% of its working interest in Bossier wells to be drilled on
certain acreage in Burleson County,
Texas.
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Participation
awards under the participation agreement were granted to the Company’s principal
executive officer, principal financial officer and named executive officers as
follows:
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Bonus
Percentages Awarded to Named Officers
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Clayton
W.
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L.
Paul
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Mel
G.
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Patrick
C.
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T.
Mark
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Participation
Agreement
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Williams,
Jr.
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Latham
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Riggs
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Reesby
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Tisdale
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East
Texas Bossier-Sunny
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28.57%
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5.54%
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5.54%
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-
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2.14%
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Amounts
payable under the participation agreement to the Company’s principal executive
officer, principal financial officer and named executive officers are not
determinable at this time. Each participation award represents a
working interest in one or more wells in a limited geographic
area. Potentially, a participation award may never become payable, or
it may become payable at an indeterminable future date.
The
foregoing description is only a summary of, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the participation agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01
Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The
following exhibit is provided as part of the information furnished under Item
5.02(e) of this report.
Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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10.1
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Participation
Agreement relating to East Texas Bossier-Sunny dated November 19,
2008.
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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.
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CLAYTON
WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
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Date:
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November
20, 2008
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By:
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/s/
L. Paul Latham
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L.
Paul Latham
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Executive
Vice President and Chief
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Operating
Officer
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Date:
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November
20, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Mel G. Riggs
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Mel
G. Riggs
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Senior
Vice President and Chief
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Financial
Officer
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CLAYTON
WILLIAMS ENERGY, INC.
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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10.1
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Participation
Agreement relating to East Texas Bossier-Sunny dated November 19,
2008.
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