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American Railcar Industries 8-K 2010 UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2010
AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (636) 940-6000
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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. Stock Appreciation Rights Grant On March 31, 2010, the compensation committee of the board of directors (the Committee) of American Railcar Industries, Inc. (the Company) granted awards of stock appreciation rights (SARs) to certain employees pursuant to the Companys 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the Equity Incentive Plan). The Committee granted an aggregate of 141,650 SARs, of which 42,050 were granted to the Companys following named executive officers:
The SARs issued to each of the above-named executive officers vest in three equal increments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date. Each holder must further remain employed by the Company through each such anniversary of the grant date in order to vest in the corresponding number of SARs. The SARs have a term of seven years. The SARs will be settled in cash and have an exercise price of $12.16, the closing price of the Companys common stock on the date of grant. Upon the exercise of any SAR, the Company shall pay the holder, in cash, an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate fair market value in respect of which the SARs are being exercised, over (B) the aggregate exercise price of the SARs being exercised. The SARs are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and the Stock Appreciation Rights Agreement evidencing the grant, which contain non-solicitation, non-competition and confidentiality provisions.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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