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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): June 22, 2007
Intervoice, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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001-15045
(Commission
File Number)
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75-1927578
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
17811 Waterview Parkway,
Dallas, Texas 75252
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (972) 454-8000
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
þ 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))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Board Representation and Governance Agreement
On June 22, 2007, in connection with the resolution of a proxy solicitation that was initiated
by David W. Brandenburg seeking to have seven of his nominees elected to the Board of Directors of
Intervoice, Inc. (the Company), the Company entered into a Board Representation and Governance
Agreement (the Governance Agreement) with Mr. Brandenburg. Each of Saj-nicole A. Joni, Joseph J.
Pietropaolo and Jack P. Reily (the Outgoing Directors)
resigned from the Board of Directors at the request of the Company on
June 22, 2007 to enable the New Nominees (as defined below) to
join the Board of Directors promptly after the Outgoing Directors
resignations. The Governance Agreement was approved by the Board of Directors following the
resignation of the Outgoing Directors. The following is a summary of the Governance Agreement,
which summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Governance
Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated
herein by reference.
Appointment of New Nominees Prior to the 2007 Annual Meeting. The Company agreed to
appoint Mr. Brandenburg, Daniel D. Hammond and Timothy W. Harris (collectively the New
Nominees) as directors to fill the three vacancies on the Board of Directors created by the
resignations of the Outgoing Directors, each to a term which will expire at the Companys 2007
annual meeting of shareholders (the Annual Meeting). These appointments were made on June 22, 2007.
2007 Annual Meeting. Unless the Board of Directors has determined, in accordance with the
Governance Agreement, that its fiduciary duties require it to act otherwise, the Company has agreed
to cause the slate of nominees standing for election at the 2007
Annual Meeting to include the New
Nominees as well as the Incumbent Slate consisting of Gerald F. Montry, George C. Platt, Donald
B. Reed and Robert E. Ritchey.
In
connection with the 2007 Annual Meeting, the Company has also agreed to, among other things
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refrain from nominating or recommending any person for election to the
Board of Directors except the New Nominees and the Incumbent Slate; |
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use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the election
of the New Nominees and the Incumbent Slate; and |
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vote all valid proxies at the 2007 Annual Meeting, and cause all valid
proxies received by the Company to be voted, in the manner specified by such proxies;
provided that if express directions are not provided by the shareholder, all such
proxies shall be voted in such manner as will assure the election of each member of the
Incumbent Slate and each of the New Nominees. |
Other Meetings or Actions of Shareholders. The Company (unless the Board of Directors has
determined, in accordance with the Governance Agreement, that its fiduciary duties require it to
act otherwise) and Mr. Brandenburg have agreed
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at all times prior to the election of directors at the Companys 2008
annual meeting of shareholders, to cause such partys slate and the Companys
management to refrain from calling any special meetings of shareholders for the purpose
of removing any of the other partys slate or taking any action to curtail the term of
any of the other partys nominees; and |
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with respect to any election of directors or any meeting of shareholders
occurring prior to the 2008 annual meeting, to recommend against, and to cause each
member of such partys slate to recommend against, the removal of any nominee of the
other party then serving as a director, or curtailment of the term of any of the other
partys nominees, and shall use its or his reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies
against any such action. |
Charter Documents. The Company has agreed to cause the Incumbent Slate and management to
refrain from, at all times through the 2008 annual meeting, facilitating any amendments to, or
taking any action under, the Companys organizational documents that would be inconsistent with the
intent of the Governance Agreement, including any increase in the size of the Board of Directors.
Board Leadership. Concurrently with appointment of the New Nominees as members of the Board,
the Board of Directors will appoint Mr. Brandenburg as Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Daniel D. Hammond as Vice Chairman, and at all times through the 2008 annual meeting
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Mr. Brandenburg will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Daniel D. Hammond will continue to serve as Vice Chairman; |
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the Board of Directors will appoint Mr. Brandenburg as Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Daniel D. Hammond as Vice Chairman; |
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the Company will not take, and shall cause the Incumbent Slate to
refrain from taking, any action without the prior written consent of Mr.
Brandenburg that would have the effect of diminishing the authority of the
Chairman or Vice Chairman; |
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the Vice Chairman will, in the absence or disability of the
Chairman, have the duties, authority and powers of the Chairman; and |
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the Vice Chairman will have such other duties, authority and powers
as the Chairman may from time to time delegate. |
Committee Representation. Concurrently with the execution of the Governance Agreement and
pursuant thereto, the Board of Directors will reconstitute its committees as follows:
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Audit Committee: Gerald F. Montry Chair, Timothy W. Harris and
Donald B. Reed. |
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Compensation Committee: Donald B. Reed Chair, Daniel D. Hammond
and Timothy W. Harris. |
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Executive Committee: David W. Brandenburg Chair, Robert E.
Ritchey and George C. Platt. |
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Financial and Strategic Planning Committee: Daniel D. Hammond
Chair, Gerald F. Montry and George C. Platt. |
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Nominating Committee: Timothy W. Harris Chair and Donald B.
Reed. |
Effective December 1, 2007 (when Mr. Brandenburg is expected to be independent under Nasdaq
rules), and continuing through the 2008 annual meeting, the Board of Directors will appoint Mr.
Brandenburg as a member of the Nominating Committee. Also, in the event that any other Board
committee is created at any time through the 2008 annual meeting, the Board of Directors will
appoint at least one New Nominee to such committee. At all times through the 2008 annual meeting,
unless required by applicable law or applicable stock exchange rules, or with the prior consent of
the New Nominees which shall not be unreasonably withheld, no committees are to be disbanded and no
amendments may be made to any committee charter.
Replacement of New Nominees. If at any time through the 2008 annual meeting, any of the New
Nominees cannot serve as a nominee or a director of the Company, Mr. Brandenburg will be entitled
to appoint a replacement nominee or director; however, unless such proposed replacement is one of
four specified individuals (Stuart Barab, Wilson David Bill Fargo, Mark Weinzierl and Michael J.
Willner), such replacement nominee or director must be reasonably acceptable to the Nominating
Committee.
Replacement of Nominees with Respect to Incumbent Slate. If at any time through the 2008
annual meeting, any member of the Incumbent Slate cannot serve as a nominee or director of the
Company, Gerald F. Montry will be entitled to appoint a replacement nominee or director; however,
such replacement nominee or director must be reasonably acceptable to the Nominating Committee.
No Other Matters to be Presented for Shareholder Approval. The Company has agreed not to
present any matter for a shareholder vote at the 2007 annual meeting other than the matters
described in Proposal Nos. 1 and 2 in its definitive proxy statement in connection with such meeting.
Termination of Proxy Solicitation. Concurrently with appointment of the New Nominees as
directors of the Company and their nomination for election to the Board of Directors at the 2007
Annual Meeting in accordance with the Governance Agreement, Mr. Brandenburg has agreed to withdraw
his previous nomination of seven nominees for election to the Board of Directors and terminate his
related proxy solicitation with respect to the election of directors at the 2007 Annual Meeting,
notify the SEC of the termination of his proxy solicitation, withdraw his demand to inspect the
Companys shareholder records and his related request pursuant to
Rule 14a-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), for a
shareholder list, and amend his Schedule 13D to indicate the termination of his proxy solicitation
and that, under Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, he and the other reporting
persons filing the amended Schedule 13D, are no longer deemed to have beneficial ownership, for
purposes of Sections 13(d)
and 13(g) of the Exchange Act, of all equity securities of the Company
beneficially owned by each of the other reporting persons.
Restrictions on Future Participation in Proxy Solicitations. For so long as at least three of
the New Nominees are serving as members of the Board of Directors, and provided that the Governance
Agreement has not been breached in any material respect by the Company, and subject to certain
exceptions set forth in the Governance Agreement, Mr. Brandenburg has agreed not to, except as
participants in any solicitation (as such term is used in the proxy rules of the SEC) conducted
by or on behalf of the Company, (i) with respect to the Company, make, engage or in any way
participate in, directly or indirectly, any third party solicitation of proxies or consents
(whether or not relating to the election or removal of directors); (ii) seek to advise, encourage
or influence any person with respect to the voting of any Common Stock except in accordance with
the recommendations of the Board of Directors; (iii) except as specifically and expressly set forth
in the Governance Agreement, seek, alone or in concert with others, election or appointment to, or
representation on, or nominate or propose the nomination of any candidate to, the Board of
Directors; or (iv) initiate, propose or otherwise solicit (as such term is used in the proxy
rules of the SEC) the Companys shareholders for the approval of shareholder proposals whether made
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 or Rule 14a-4 under the Exchange Act, or otherwise, or cause or encourage or
attempt to cause or encourage any other person to initiate any such shareholder proposal,
regardless of its purpose, or otherwise communicate with the Companys shareholders or others
pursuant to Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv)(A) under the Exchange Act.
Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses. The Company has agreed to reimburse Mr. Brandenburg
for all out-of-pocket legal and other expenses incurred by him in connection with his proxy
solicitation and the negotiation, execution and performance of the Governance Agreement up to
$500,000. Additionally, the Company has agreed to reimburse the New Nominees and members of the
Incumbent Slate for separate counsel in connection with matters relating to the Governance
Agreement and their service on the Board of Directors.
Brandenburg Voting Covenant. Mr. Brandenburg has agreed to cause all shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by him and his affiliates, as to which he is
entitled to vote at the 2007 Annual
Meeting, to be voted in favor of (i) the election of the New Nominees and the Incumbent Slate; and
(ii) the approval of the Companys 2007 Stock Incentive Plan.
Certain Proposed Initiatives. As a material inducement for Mr. Brandenburg to enter into the
Governance Agreement and terminate his proxy solicitation, the Company has agreed that the Board of
Directors will review the Companys selling, general and administrative expenses, explore
opportunities to increase product sales revenue, including, but not limited to, expanding the sales
force, evaluate the strategic direction of the Companys current and future products and services
and the alignment of its research and development efforts with such strategic direction, explore
the feasibility of monetizing the Companys patent portfolio through
the implementation of a royalty generating licensing program, and conduct a review of
performance-based compensation models as part of an effort to more closely align executive and
board compensation with the enhancement of shareholder value.
Brandenburg Retirement Agreement. The Company and Mr. Brandenburg have agreed that neither
party shall have any further duties or obligations to the other pursuant to that certain retirement
agreement dated November 18, 2004 between said parties with the exception of certain provisions
relating to the Companys obligation to continue certain indemnification and insurance
arrangements. Such retirement agreement was filed by the Company with
the Securities & Exchange Commission on January 10, 2005 as
an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended November 30, 2004, and is described in the Companys definitive proxy statement
on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2005, which
description is incorporated herein by reference.
Director Resignation Agreements
Each of Saj-nicole A. Joni, Joseph J. Pietropaolo and Jack P. Reily
resigned from the Board of Directors on June 22, 2007. In connection with their resignations, they
each entered into letter agreements with the Company, dated June 22, 2007, which are substantially
identical in form and substance, except that the agreement with Ms. Joni provides that Ms. Joni
will be reimbursed for legal fees and other expenses relating to her resignation and will be paid
an additional sum of $750.00. The following is a summary of the letter agreements, which summary
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the letter agreements, which are
attached as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated
herein by reference.
In the letter agreements, each of the resigning directors agreed (i) to resign from the Board
of Directors, effective as of June 22, 2007 and (ii) not to stand for re-election as a director at
the 2007 Annual Meeting. The letter agreements provide that the
directors are not resigning because of any disagreement on any matter relating to the Companys
operations, policies or practices, but rather at the request of the Company to enable the New
Nominees to join the Board of Directors promptly following the directors resignations. The letter
agreements further provide that the resigning directors were not a party to, and did not vote on,
the Companys decision to enter into the Governance Agreement with David W. Brandenburg. As
consideration for their resignations, each of the resigning directors is to receive a lump sum
payment of $20,000 and reimbursement of certain legal fees incurred in connection with their review
of the letter agreements. Additionally, (i) those stock options held by the resigning directors
that were granted following the 2006 annual meeting vested as of the effective date of the
resignations, and (ii) any stock options held by the resigning directors that would otherwise
expire less than 12 months following their resignations have been amended to expire 12 months after
the effective date of the resignations.
Subject to certain exceptions, the parties are releasing and indemnifying each other to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Additionally, the Outgoing Directors continue to be
covered by the Companys directors and officers liability insurance for their acts as a director
through the effective date of their resignations.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On
June 25, 2007, the Company issued a press release (the
Press Release) announcing that it had entered into the
Governance Agreement with Mr. Brandenburg to end the proxy
solicitation that was initiated by David
W. Brandenburg seeking to have seven of his nominees elected to the
Board of Directors of the Company at the Companys upcoming 2007 Annual Meeting.
The foregoing is qualified by reference to the Press Release which is attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and incorporated herein by reference.
Important Information.
The
Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies from the Companys shareholders. Certain information regarding the
participants and their interests in the solicitation will be set forth in the definitive proxy
statement for the Companys 2007 Annual Meeting, which will be available free of
charge from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company at their websites at http://www.sec.gov and
www.intervoice.com respectively.
The Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission containing information with respect to the revised slate of nominees being proposed for
election at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Shareholders are advised to read the proxy statement and
other documents related to the solicitation of proxies from
shareholders of the Company for use at
the 2007 Annual Meeting when they become available because they will contain important information.
When completed, a definitive proxy statement and a form of proxy will
be mailed to the Companys
shareholders and will be available, along with other relevant documents, at no charge, at the
Securities and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov or by contacting Georgeson Inc.
by telephone at (888) 605-7534.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Financial Statements of Business Acquired. |
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Shell Company Transactions. |
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10.1 |
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Board Representation and Governance Agreement between the
Company and David W. Brandenburg dated June 22, 2007 |
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10.2 |
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Resignation Agreement between the Company and Saj-nicole A.
Joni dated June 22, 2007 |
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10.3 |
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Resignation Agreement between the Company and Joseph J.
Pietropaolo dated June 22, 2007 |
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10.4 |
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Resignation Agreement between the Company and Jack P. Reily
dated June 22, 2007 |
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99.1 |
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Press Release
dated June 25, 2007 announcing the execution of the Board
Representation and Governance Agreement that ended the proxy
solicitation that had been initiated by
David W. Brandenburg to have seven of his nominees elected
to the Companys Board of Directors at the 2007 Annual Meeting |
SIGNATURE
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.
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INTERVOICE, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Dean C. Howell |
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Dean C. Howell |
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Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: June 25, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
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Board Representation and Governance Agreement between
the Company and David W. Brandenburg dated June 22,
2007 |
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10.2 |
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Resignation Agreement between the Company and
Saj-nicole A. Joni dated June 22, 2007 |
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10.3 |
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Resignation Agreement between the Company and Joseph
J. Pietropaolo dated June 22, 2007 |
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10.4 |
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Resignation Agreement between the Company and Jack P.
Reily dated June 22, 2007 |
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99.1 |
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Press Release dated June 25, 2007 announcing the execution of the Board
Representation and Governance Agreement that ended the proxy
solicitation that had been initiated by
David W. Brandenburg to have seven of his nominees elected
to the Companys Board of Directors at the 2007 Annual Meeting
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