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) October 14, 2008
W&T Offshore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| 1-32414 (Commission File Number) | ||
| Texas (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
72-1121985 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77046-0908
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
713.626.8525
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Effective October 14, 2008, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) and its Chief Executive Officer Tracy W. Krohn entered into an amendment to Mr. Krohn’s employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Krohn’s existing employment agreement which was entered into effective January 2005 was amended as follows:
| • | Mr. Krohn’s annual base salary was adjusted to $1,000,000 from $500,000, and his maximum discretionary bonus was increased to $500,000 up from $250,000, payable on or before March 15, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board; |
| • | Mr. Krohn’s non-competition agreement with the Company was removed, to be in line with the employment agreements between the Company and its other executives; |
| • | Mr. Krohn’s use of the Company chartered aircraft is set forth in the Amendment; and |
| • | References to Mr. Krohn’s former positions as President and Treasurer were removed from the Agreement, while maintaining his position as Chief Executive Officer. |
As amended, Mr. Krohn’s employment agreement remains in full force and effect.
For a full description of the amendment to the Company’s employment agreement with Mr. Krohn, please refer to the amendment to the employment agreement, a copy of which has been filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
The disclosure in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Employment Agreement between W&T Offshore, Inc. and Tracy W. Krohn dated October 14, 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.
| W&T OFFSHORE, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: October 14, 2008 | By: | /S/ JOHN D. GIBBONS | ||||
| John D. Gibbons Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Employment Agreement between W&T Offshore, Inc. and Tracy W. Krohn dated October 14, 2008. | |
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