UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)

December 13, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

OGE ENERGY CORP.

 

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Oklahoma

 

 

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

1-12579

73-1481638

 

 

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

321 North Harvey, P.O. Box 321, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

73101-0321

 

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

405-553-3000

 

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

OGE Energy Corp. (the “Company”) is the parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (“OG&E”), a regulated electric utility with approximately 744,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas, and Enogex Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Enogex”), a natural gas pipeline business with principal operations in Oklahoma.

 

Executive Compensation

 

On December 13, 2005, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the OGE Energy Corp. board of directors took actions setting executives’ salaries, annual bonus targets and long-term compensation awards for 2006. Executive compensation was set by the Committee after consideration of, among other things, individual performance and market-based data on compensation for executives with similar duties. Payouts of 2006 annual bonus targets and long-term awards are dependent on achievement of specified goals that will be established by the Committee at a subsequent meeting, and no officer is assured of any payout. Set forth below is a description of the actions taken.

 

Salary

 

The Committee established the base salaries for its senior executive group. The salaries for 2006 for the current OGE Energy officers who are expected to be named in the Summary Compensation Table in OGE Energy’s 2006 Proxy Statement (the “Named Executive Officers”) are as follows:

 

Named Executive Officer

2006 Base Salary

Steven E. Moore, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

$780,000

Peter B. Delaney, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

$510,000

James R. Hatfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

$370,700

Danny P. Harris, Senior Vice President, Unregulated Business

$284,000

Steven R. Gerdes, Vice President, Utility Operations

$210,000

 

Annual Bonus Targets

 

Target annual incentive awards, expressed as a percentage of salary, were set by the Committee under the OGE Energy Annual Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Annual Plan”), which was approved by OGE Energy’s shareowners in 2003. Payouts of annual incentive awards will be dependent on the level of achievement of performance goals to be established by the Committee at its January 2006 meeting and no officer is assured of any payout. Each officer will have the opportunity to earn from 0 percent to 150 percent of his or her target annual incentive award based on the level of achievement in 2006 of the goals applicable to such individual.

 

Target annual incentive awards, as a percent of base salary, were set for all OGE Energy officers, ranging from 85 percent of salary for Mr. Moore and 30 to 70 percent of salary for the other Named Executive Officers.

 

 

 



 

 

Long-Term Awards

 

The Committee also approved long-term incentive award targets, pursuant to the OGE Energy Stock Incentive Plan, which was approved by shareowners in 2003. The long-term incentive awards will be in the form of performance units. The payout of such long-term incentive awards will be dependent on achievement of performance goals to be set by the Committee at its January 2006 meeting and no officer is assured of any payout. The amounts of the awards for each individual were established by the Committee and expressed as a percentage of such individual’s base salary.

 

The following table shows the value of the long-term incentive award targets for the Named Executive Officers, expressed as a percentage of salary:

 




Named Executive Officer

 

Target Long-Term Incentive Award
% of Salary

Steven E. Moore, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

150%

Peter B. Delaney, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

120%

James R. Hatfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

85%

Danny P. Harris, Senior Vice President, Unregulated Business

55%

Steven R. Gerdes, Vice President, Utility Operations

35%

 

 

 



 

 

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.

 

 

 

OGE ENERGY CORP.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

By

/s/     Scott Forbes

 

Scott Forbes

 

Controller

 

 

December 19, 2005