UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 6, 2008
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 000-04829 |
59-1212264 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 12276 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD |
20852 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(301) 770-3099
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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. |
On May 6, 2008, the Compensation Committee of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (the “Company”) established the corporate goals for the VIP Management Incentive Plan (the “VIP Plan”) for 2008. The VIP Plan provides cash bonus incentives to the Company’s executive officers, and vice president, senior director and director level personnel, although the summary below focuses on the aspects of the VIP Plan applicable to the Company’s executive officers.
The objective of the VIP Plan is to provide an effective tool to help motivate the executive’s performance in achieving the Company’s defined strategy and goals by aligning measurement and accountability with rewards. The total bonus potential under the VIP Plan for each of Raafat E.F. Fahim, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Kessler, M.D., Senior Vice President Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs, is 80% and 55%, respectively, of his base salary. Rewards under the VIP Plan are based on performance as measured by two sets of goals, the corporate goals for the Company and the individual goals for each officer, except for Dr. Fahim, who as President and Chief Executive Officer is measured only on corporate goals. For Dr. Kessler, 70% of the total bonus potential is determined by corporate goals and the remaining 30% of bonus potential is determined by individual goals. Each set of goals assigns a different percentage weight to each goal with the total percentage weight of each set of goals totaling 100%. The bonus potential, the relative weights of the corporate and individual goals, and all other elements of the VIP Plan are subject to change at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
If the Company is successful during 2008 in its previously announced exploration of strategic alternatives, including the sale or merger of all or part of the Company or a licensing, development or joint venture arrangement, a goal weighted 50% of the corporate goals will have been achieved and four other corporate goals will be applicable each weighted 10% or 15% relating to the Company’s NicVAX® [Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine] and PentaStaph™ [Pentavalent S.aureus Vaccine] development programs, facilities and personnel, and operating expenses.
If the Company is unsuccessful during 2008 in its previously announced exploration of strategic alternatives, 100% of the corporate goals will be composed of seven corporate goals each weighted 10% or 20% relating to the Company’s NicVAX® [Nicotine Conjugate Vaccine] and PentaStaph™ [Pentavalent S.aureus Vaccine] development programs, facilities and personnel, and operating expenses.
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.
| NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS | ||||||
| Date: May 12, 2008 | By: | /s/ Raafat E. F. Fahim | ||||
| Raafat E. F. Fahim, Ph.D. President, Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer | ||||||