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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): May 3, 2018 (May 2, 2018)

ASGN Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
000-20540
95-4023433
(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
(Commission
 File Number)
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)
 
26745 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas, California
91301
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (818) 878-7900

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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

(e)    On May 2, 2018, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of ASGN Incorporated (the “Company”) approved a grant of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Peter T. Dameris with a fair market value of $2.5 million on the date of grant, as well as a $2.5 million bonus credited directly to his deferred compensation account, which will be payable over 10 years beginning on the second year following the end of his service to the Company. The Committee, on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors, wanted to reward the efforts of Mr. Dameris for the successful completion of the Company’s largest acquisition in its history, which also opened up the $129 billion government contract industry for the Company to offer its services. Separately, the Committee had become concerned that the CEO’s compensation was falling behind his peers, especially in light of the fact that the Company has outperformed its peers for the last several years. The Committee engaged Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC as its compensation consultant to conduct a study of the CEO's pay compared to his peers, and consulted with the Company’s counsel, in its determination of the terms and amount of the bonus and RSU grant described herein.

The Committee awarded Mr. Dameris the $2.5 million bonus to his deferred compensation account to reward him for his efforts related to the successful acquisition of ECS Federal, LLC. The Committee awarded the RSU grant to Mr. Dameris in order to retain a CEO who had led the Company to such stellar performance for the past several years for an additional three more years at a minimum. The grant date for the 30,803 RSUs was May 2, 2018, and the RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on May 2, 2019, subject to Mr. Dameris’ continued service to the Company through the applicable vesting dates. In addition, the RSUs will vest in full upon a termination of Mr. Dameris’ employment due to his death, disability or a termination without cause. The RSU grant was made pursuant to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”), and is subject to a grant agreement described below.

The foregoing description of the RSU grant is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company’s Form of Retention RSU Notice and Agreement for Mr. Dameris under the Plan, set forth in Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)
Exhibits







SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                
 
ASGN Incorporated
 
 
Date: May 3, 2018
/s/Jennifer Hankes Painter
 
Jennifer Hankes Painter
 
SVP, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary