Cohu, Inc. (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

Cohu, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-04298 95-1934119
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
12367 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway, California   92064
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   858-848-8100

Not Applicable
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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 the Board of Directors of Cohu, Inc. (the "Compensation Committee") approved specific performance goals for the year ending December 30, 2006 for possible bonus awards for certain executive officers ("Executive Officers") of Cohu, Inc. (the "Company’). Actual bonuses to be paid, if any, will be determined based on achievement of these performance goals.

The performance goals for 2006 for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are revenue, pretax income, strategic business development, customer satisfaction, new product development and other performance measures. The performance goals for 2006 for the other Executive Officers, all of whom are employees of Delta Design, Inc., the Company’s principal business unit, include revenue, pretax income, customer satisfaction, new product development and other performance measures related to the applicable business area or functional responsibility of the Executive Officer. The target bonus for each Executive Officer is a percentage of the employee’s base salary. For the year ending December 30, 2006, the target bonus percentages are 100% for the Chief Executive Officer and 50% to 75% for the other Executive Officers. The maximum bonus awards for 2006 are 100% to 200% of base salary subject to the limitations of the Cohu, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.

On March 17, 2006 the Company’s Executive Officers are: James A. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer; John H. Allen, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer; Thomas A. Lightner, Vice President Manufacturing; James G. McFarlane, Senior Vice President and Colin P. Scholefield, Senior Vice President, Sales and Service.

The bonus awards for each of the Executive Officers will be paid pursuant to the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time-to-time, and initially approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2005.





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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.

         
    Cohu, Inc.
          
March 23, 2006   By:   John H. Allen
       
        Name: John H. Allen
        Title: VP Finance & CFO