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 24, 2006
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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0-9592
(Commission
File Number)
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34-1312571
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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777 Main Street, Suite 800
Ft. Worth, Texas
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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76102
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 870-2601
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): Not applicable
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
Compensation Matters
On May 24, 2006, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of Range Resources Corporation (the “Company”) authorized compensation
arrangements for the non-executive directors and the non-executive Chairman of the Board for the
2006-2007 Board term.
Non-employee directors will receive a retainer of $40,000 per year, payable quarterly, for
their services on the Board and its committees. Each such director will receive $1,000 fee for
each Board or committee meeting attended. Additionally, the non-employee directors were each
awarded 12,000 fully vested stock appreciation rights and 2,500 fully vested restricted shares of
common stock. Each of these awards was made under the Company’s 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock
Option Plan at $24.33 per share, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on the date of grant.
Mr. Charles L. Blackburn, as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, will receive a
retainer and fee of $135,000 per year, payable quarterly, for his services on the Board and its
committees. Mr. Blackburn will also receive the meeting fees, and has been awarded the stock
appreciation rights and restricted shares of common stock, described above.
A summary of non-employee director compensation is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Amendments to the 2005 Plan
On May 24, 2006, pursuant to proposals submitted to the stockholders at the Company’s 2006
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the Second and Third Amendments
(respectively, the “Second Amendment” and “Third Amendment”) to the Range Resources Corporation
2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (the “2005 Plan”).
The Second Amendment amends Section 8(b)(ii)(A) of the 2005 Plan to add “reserves per share
growth” to the business criteria already listed as a criteria that might be used by the
Compensation Committee in measuring performance targets established under the Company’s annual
incentive awards under the 2005 Plan.
The Third Amendment amends Section 4 of the 2005 Plan to increase the number of shares of
common stock authorized to be issued under the 2005 Plan by 950,000 shares.
The foregoing summary of the Second Amendment and Third Amendment is qualified by reference to
the full text of the Second Amendment and Third Amendment, which are filed as Exhibit 10.2 and
Exhibit 10.3 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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10.1
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Non-Employee Director Compensation Summary. |
10.2
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Second Amendment to the Range
Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan. |
10.3
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Third Amendment to the Range
Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan. |
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