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): September 17, 2006
NIKE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Oregon 1-10635 93-0584541
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(State of (Commission (I.R.S.Employer
Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Bowerman Drive
Beaverton, Oregon 97005-6453
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(503) 671-6453
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 17, 2006, the Board of Directors of NIKE, Inc. (the
"Company") entered into an Employment Agreement between the Company
and Adam S. Helfant, its Vice President, Global Sports Marketing.
Mr. Helfant and the Company had also previously entered into a Covenant
Not to Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreement on June 29, 1999.
The following descriptions of Mr. Helfant's Employment Agreement
and Covenant Not to Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreement briefly
summarize the material terms and conditions and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to the full text of both of the agreements, which
are filed as exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this current report on Form 8-K.
Under the terms of Mr. Helfant's Employment Agreement, Mr. Helfant will
receive an annual base salary of $800,000, $900,000, and $1,000,000
effective August 2006, 2007, and 2008 respectively. Mr. Helfant's
incentive bonus target under the Company's annual Performance Sharing
Plan will be 70% of his annual salary, the payout for which can be
higher or lower depending on the Company's financial performance in
relation to performance targets set annually by the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Helfant will also receive (i)
an annual award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan with a
target of $300,000, the payout for which can be higher or lower
depending on the Company's financial performance in relation to three-
year performance targets set annually by the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors, (ii) one annual grant of 12,697 shares of
restricted stock as of July 14, 2006 with a value of $1,000,000 based on
the closing market price on the prior day, which will vest with respect
to one-third of the shares on the first three anniversaries of the date
of grant, and (iii) options to purchase 33,000, 50,000 and 50,000 shares
of Class B Common Stock in fiscal years 2007, 2008 and 2009,
respectively, which will vest with respect to 25% of the shares on the
first four anniversaries of the date of grant. If Mr. Helfant's
employment is terminated (i) without cause, or (ii) by him for good
reason, he will receive continuation of his then current base salary for
one year, and a one-time payment equal to 100% of his target incentive
bonus for the applicable fiscal year.
Mr. Helfant's Covenant Not to Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreement
contains a covenant not to compete that extends for one year following
the termination of his employment with the Company. The agreement
provides that if Mr. Helfant's employment is terminated, the Company
will make monthly payments to him during the one-year noncompetition
period in an amount equal to 1/12th of his then current annual salary.
The Company may waive the covenant not to compete within 14 days of
termination. If the covenant is waived, the Company will not
be required to make the payments described.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
10.1 Covenant Not to Compete and Non-Disclosure Agreement,
dated June 29, 1999, between NIKE, Inc. and Adam
Helfant.
10.2 Employment Agreement, dated September 17, 2006, between
NIKE, Inc. and Adam Helfant.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
NIKE, Inc.
(Registrant)
/s/ Donald W. Blair
Date: September 21, 2006 By: _______________________________
Donald W. Blair,
Chief Financial Officer