Kirkland's, Inc. (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):   March 30, 2012

Kirkland's, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Tennessee 000-49885 621287151
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
2501 McGavock Pike, Suite 1000, Nashville, Tennessee   37214
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   615-872-4800

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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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.

(e) On March 30, 2012 the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved, effective as of March 11, 2012, the fiscal 2012 base salary for our executive officers, and the following table sets forth the fiscal 2012 base salaries for our Named Executive Officers:

Named Executive Officer - Base Salary
Robert E. Alderson - $545,000
W. Michael Madden - $345,000
Michelle R. Graul - $300,000

Also on March 5, 2012, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors awarded a discretionary bonus with respect to our management team. The Compensation Committee approved the following bonuses for fiscal 2011 for the executive officers named below:

Named Executive Officer - Fiscal 2011 Bonus
Robert E. Alderson - $131,250
W. Michael Madden - $62,813
Michelle R. Graul - $43,500

Our executive officers did not receive any payments under our non-equity incentive cash bonus program with respect to fiscal 2011.





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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.

         
    Kirkland's, Inc.
          
April 4, 2012   By:   /s/ W. Michael Madden
       
        Name: W. Michael Madden
        Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer