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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): July 3, 2014
NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | COMMISSION FILE: | 86-0824673 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
000-31659 | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9645 Scranton Road
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 812-3400
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) and each of Cobb H. Sadler (“Sadler”), Edward T. Shadek (“Shadek”), Robert Ellsworth (“Ellsworth”), Maguire Financial, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Maguire Fund”), Maguire Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Maguire Asset Management”), and Timothy Maguire (“Maguire”) entered into the confirmation letter, dated July 3, 2014 (the “Confirmation Letter”), to the letter agreement, dated as of April 29, 2014 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company and each of Sadler, Shadek, Ellsworth, Alex Mashinsky, Richard A. Karp, Maguire Fund, Maguire Asset Management and Maguire. Pursuant to the Confirmation Letter, notwithstanding paragraph 2 of the Agreement, the size of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company will remain at eight directors or, will be increased to nine directors while Peter V. Leparulo remains a member of the Board. Upon the resignation or removal of Mr. Leparulo from the Board, the number of directors constituting the entire Board shall not exceed eight directors.
The foregoing summary of the Confirmation Letter does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Confirmation Letter, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and, except to the extent the Agreement is modified by the Confirmation Letter, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which was previously filed as an exhibit to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 6, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(d)
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Board increased the number of directors constituting the entire Board from six to eight directors. Pursuant to the Confirmation Letter, the Board has resolved that, while Mr. Leparulo remains a member of the Board, the size of the Board will remain at eight directors and will not be reduced to seven directors following the conclusion of the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2014 Annual Meeting”) as previously disclosed by the Company. The Board has resolved that, in the event that Mr. Leparulo is no longer a member of the Board, the Board will reduce the number of directors constituting the entire Board to seven directors.
In connection with the 2014 Annual Meeting, it was previously disclosed that David A. Werner, who has served as a director since 2004, will not seek re-election to the Board and will retire when his term ends at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Effective upon the conclusion of the 2014 Annual Meeting, the Board (with Mr. Werner abstaining) has resolved to reappoint Mr. Werner as a director of the Company and a member of the class of directors whose terms expire at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Werner will continue to serve as chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Werner and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director of Company. Mr. Werner has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Werner will be eligible to receive compensation for his services as a director consistent with the compensation provided to the Company’s other non-employee directors, as previously disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2014 Annual Meeting filed with the SEC on April 30, 2014.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Confirmation Letter, dated July 3, 2014, by and among the Company and each of Cobb H. Sadler, Edward T. Shadek, Robert Ellsworth, Maguire Financial, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Maguire Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Timothy Maguire | |
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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.
| Novatel Wireless, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: July 9, 2014 | By: | /s/ Catherine F. Ratcliffe | ||||
| Catherine F. Ratcliffe | ||||||
| Senior Vice President of Business Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit 10.1
Novatel Wireless, Inc.
9645 Scranton Road
Suite 205
San Diego, CA 92121
July 3, 2014
Novatel Shareholders for Change
c/o Cobb H. Sadler
Catamount Strategic Advisors LLC
101 California Street, 41’ Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Gentlemen:
We refer to the agreement (this “Agreement”) between Novatel Wireless, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of Cobb H. Sadler (“Sadler”), Edward T. Shadek (“Shadek”), Robert Ellsworth (“Ellsworth”), Alex Mashinsky (“Mashinsky”), Richard A. Karp (“Karp”), Maguire Financial, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Maguire Fund”), Maguire Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Maguire Asset Management”), and Timothy Maguire, dated April 29, 2014, relating to the settlement of matters arising out of the nomination by the Investors of Messrs. Karp and Mashinsky as candidates for election as directors of the Company at the 2014 Annual Meeting. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
Paragraph 2 of the Agreement provides that, from and after the 2014 Annual Meeting, during the term of the Agreement, the size of the Board shall not exceed seven (7) directors and the Board shall resolve, in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Bylaws, effective upon the conclusion of the 2014 Annual Meeting, to decrease the number of directors constituting the entire Board to seven (7). As you are aware, Peter J. Leparulo was recently replaced as Chief Executive Officer of the Company by Mr. Mashinsky. As of the date of this letter, Mr. Leparulo remains a director of the Company.
This letter is to confirm that, notwithstanding paragraph 2 of the Agreement, the undersigned consent to the size of the Board remaining at eight (8) directors, or being increased to nine (9) directors, while Mr. Leparulo remains a member of the Board, it being understood that, upon the resignation or removal of Mr. Leparulo from the Board, the number of directors constituting the entire Board shall not exceed eight (8) directors.
This confirmation letter shall expire if any of the following occur:
1. If it is not acted on by the board by July 31, 2014.
2. If Mr. Leparulo resigns or is removed from the board prior to the action being taken.
3. If Mr. Mashinsky, Mr. Karp, and Ms. Sue Swenson do not all vote affirmatively for the action when a motion is presented to the board.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| NOVATEL WIRELESS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Alex Mashinsky | |
| Name: Alex Mashinsky | ||
| Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer | ||
Accepted and agreed to as of the date first written above:
/s/ Cobb H. Sadler
Cobb H. Sadler
/s/ Edward T. Shadek
Edward T. Shadek
/s/ Robert Ellsworth
Robert Ellsworth
Maguire Financial, LP
By Maguire Asset Management, LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Timothy Maguire
Name: Timothy Maguire
Title: Managing Partner
Maguire Asset Management, LLC
| By: Timothy Maguire |
| Name: Timothy Maguire |
| Title: Managing Partner |
Timothy Maguire
Timothy Maguire
Maguire Asset Management, LLC
By Maguire Asset Management, LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Timothy Maguire
Name: Timothy Maguire
Title: Managing Partner
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