-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CVyeeg4LMP0b+I8K9yUXkJxUYR6BPXw9nq9KKvAMG45hiKVCZTQNAuqT4u1Kum9W HlJm56FLjO8if4HNSlmIBw== 0000922907-09-000056.txt : 20090126 0000922907-09-000056.hdr.sgml : 20090126 20090126161736 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922907-09-000056 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090120 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20090126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090126 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849667 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2090] IRS NUMBER: 841032638 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13403 FILM NUMBER: 09545703 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4100 N MULBERRY DRIVE SUITE 200 CITY: KANSAS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64116 BUSINESS PHONE: 8165026000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4100 N MULBERRY DRIVE SUITE 200 CITY: KANSS CITY STATE: MO ZIP: 64116 8-K 1 form8k_012609.htm 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)        January 20, 2009
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                         AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                   001-13403                84-1032638
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)          Identification No.)

   4100 N. Mulberry Drive, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri      64116
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            (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)

   Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (816) 584-5000
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                                 Not Applicable
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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.

On January 20,  2009,  the  Compensation  Committee  of American  Italian  Pasta
Company  (the  "Company")  approved  the annual cash bonus plan for all salaried
employees  of the  Company for fiscal  2009.  The cash bonus plan  provides  for
certain  incentive  amounts to be paid based on a percentage  of the  employee's
base  salary and the  achievement  of  certain  threshold,  target  and  maximum
earnings before taxes,  as adjusted,  net revenue and net debt  benchmarks.  For
executive  officers of the Company in fiscal 2009,  the cash bonus plan provides
for payments to Jack Kelly,  Walt George,  Paul Geist and Robert Schuller in the
amounts of $229,320, $131,899, $104,104 and $100,100 respectively, at threshold,
$327,600,  $188,428,  $148,720  and  $143,000,   respectively,  at  target,  and
$425,880, $244,956, $193,336 and $185,900, respectively, at maximum. Adjustments
may be made to the final payouts to reflect individual performance evaluations.





                                   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.


Date: January 26, 2009                 AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY


                                       By:  /s/ Paul R. Geist
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                                            Paul R. Geist
                                            Chief Financial Officer
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