Form 8-K

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): March 17, 2006

 


PORTALPLAYER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   000-51004   77-0513807

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

70 W. Plumeria Drive

San Jose, California

  95134
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(408) 521-7000

(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.

On March 17, 2006, the Compensation Committee of PortalPlayer, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted the 2006 Bonus Plan for executives.

2006 Bonus Plan

Under the 2006 Bonus Plan, the bonuses for the Company’s executive officers will be based on the Company’s achievement of certain company financial performance objectives and achievement of certain non-financial individual performance objectives. The bonuses are expected to be paid in 2007 after evaluation of achievement of the objectives by the Compensation Committee, and are calculated as a percentage of annual salary for each executive officer as listed below:

 

Name of Executive Officer

   Target Bonus as a Percentage
of Annual Salary
Gary Johnson    85%
Svend-Olav Carlsen    50
Sanjeev Kumar    60
Michael Maia    50
Richard Miller    50
Scott Tandy    50

Specifically, under the 2006 Bonus Plan, each executive officer will be entitled to a target bonus based upon a formula that is equal to a percentage of his base salary as set forth above multiplied by a percentage that is dependent upon the achievement of certain specified company revenue and EBITDA targets; provided, however, that the maximum bonus pool for employees and executive officers under the 2006 Bonus Plan will be approximately 8% of EBITDA and provided further that, in order to be eligible for a bonus in each case, specified revenue and EBITDA targets for the Company must be met, after which the exact amount of the bonus will also depend upon achieving or exceeding non-financial individual performance objectives.


SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: March 23, 2006

 

PORTALPLAYER, INC.
By:  

/s/ Svend-Olav Carlsen

  Svend-Olav Carlsen
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer