Form8KAnnualIncentiveBonusPlanforWebfilings


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): January 25, 2013
 
First Business Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Wisconsin
 
1-34095
 
39-1576570
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
401 Charmany Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53719
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(608) 238-8008
(Registrant’s telephone number)

 
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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.
On January 25, 2013 the Board of Directors of First Business Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s Annual Incentive Bonus Plan (the “Plan”). Prior to the Amendment, the Plan provided that First Business Financial Services, Inc., First Business Bank (exclusive of First Business Capital Corp., First Business Equipment Finance, LLC and First Business Trust & Investments), First Business Bank – Milwaukee and First Business Bank – Northeast use three equally weighted performance measures: (1) return on assets; (2) core earnings; (3) core deposits/total deposits. Prior to the Amendment, the Plan provided that First Business Capital Corp. and First Business Equipment Finance, LLC use the following two equally weighted performance measures: (1) return on assets and (2) core earnings, and that First Business Trust & Investments use the following three equally weighted performance measures: (1) core earnings; (2) new assets under management from existing clients; (3) new assets under management from new clients.
The Amendment changed the performance measures as follows: First Business Financial Services, Inc., First Business Bank (exclusive of First Business Capital Corp., First Business Factors, First Business Equipment Finance, LLC and First Business Trust & Investments), First Business Bank – Milwaukee and First Business Bank – Northeast will use the following three equally weighted performance measures: (1) return on assets; (2) core earnings; (3) analyzed service charges (net of waives). First Business Capital Corp. will use the following three equally weighted performance measures: (1) return on assets; (2) core earnings; (3) net income. First Business Factors will use the following two equally weighted performance measures: (1) return on assets and (2) core earnings. First Business Equipment Finance, LLC will use the following two equally weighted performance measures: (1) net revenue and (2) credit quality. First Business Trust & Investments will use the following three equally weighted performance measures: (1) core earnings; (2) revenue from new assets under management from existing clients; (3) revenue from new assets under management from new clients.
Prior to the Amendment the Plan provided that after tax income must exceed the aggregate bonus payment by $1,000,000 or more. The Amendment changed that provision to provide that the Company must meet one-half of the Return on Asset (“ROA”) threshold level before any bonus payment can be made. The foregoing description of the Plan, as amended, is qualified in its entirety to the full text of the Plan, as amended, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Not applicable
(b)
Not applicable
(c)
Not applicable
(d)
Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
(10.1) First Business Financial Services, Inc. Annual Incentive Bonus Plan, as amended.

SIGNATURES
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.
 
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
 
 
 
Date: January 28, 2013
By: /s/ Barbara M. Conley
 
 
    Barbara M. Conley
 
 
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 




FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K

Exhibit
Number

10.1        Annual Incentive Bonus Plan of First Business Financial Services, Inc., dated January 25, 2013.