SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. (SWBI): director Mr. Fertitta elected to the board

Events in this filing

Item 5.02 as filed

Item 5.02.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Fertitta and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Fertitta has an interest that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K other than the Merger Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement and the transactions described in this report.
Mr. Fertitta, age 50, is a Managing Director of JDH Capital Company, where he leads its real estate and royalty and minerals strategies and serves on its investment committee. Prior to joining JDH Capital Company, Mr. Fertitta served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of each of Hilcorp Energy Company and Harvest Midstream Company, and previously held positions at Och-Ziff Capital Management and in private law practice.
Mr. Fertitta will receive compensation for his service as a director on the same basis as the Company’s other non-employee directors. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Fertitta has entered into the Company’s standard form of indemnity agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.72 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 30, 2009.