Form 8-K

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): February 28, 2005

 


 

LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Virginia   1-13990   54-1589611

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

101 Gateway Centre Parkway

Richmond, Virginia

  23235-5153
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 267-8000

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 28, 2005, payments were made to each of the Company’s executive officers under the Senior Management Compensation Program Shared Resources for Executive Officers for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Cash Bonuses”). The amount of the 2004 Cash Bonuses were made based on the assessment by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company of the executive’s performance during 2004.

 

The following table sets forth the annual base salaries for 2005 and the 2004 Cash Bonuses for the executive officers who will be included as the Named Executive Officers in the Company’s 2005 proxy statement:

 

Executive Officer


   2005 Salary

   2004 Cash Bonuses

Charles H. Foster, Jr.

Chairman of the Board

   $ 575,000    $ 901,000

Theodore L. Chandler, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

   $ 575,000    $ 551,000

G. William Evans

Chief Financial Officer

   $ 350,000    $ 273,400

Jeffrey C. Selby

Executive Vice President-Commercial Services

   $ 285,000    $ 350,104

Kenneth Astheimer

Executive Vice President-Agency Services

   $ 285,000    $ 330,000

 

The Company has no employment agreements with any of the above Named Executive Officers other than Charles H. Foster, Jr.

 

The Company intends to provide additional information regarding the compensation awarded to the Company’s named executive officers in respect of and during the year ended December 31, 2004, in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2005 annual meeting of stockholders, which is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in April 2005.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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.

 

    LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
                            (Registrant)
Date: March 4, 2005   By:  

/s/ Christine R. Vlahcevic


        Christine R. Vlahcevic
        Senior Vice President & Corporate Controller