UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

December 3, 2009

 

 

Copart, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California

 

0-23255

 

94-2867490

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

4665 Business Center Drive
Fairfield, California 94534

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

(707) 639-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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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 December 3, 2009, the Board of Directors of Copart, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), approved the acceleration of vesting of 20,000 stock options granted on December 11, 2008 to Barry Rosenstein, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors who retired from the Board effective December 3, 2009, such that all of the options were deemed fully vested as of December 4, 2009.

 

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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.

 

 

 

Copart, Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul A. Styer

 

 

Paul A. Styer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

 

Date:  December 9, 2009

 

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