- Current report filing (8-K)
19 11월 2008 - 7:12AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 the earliest event
reported):
November 12, 2008
Aspyra, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
Charter)
California
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001-13268
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95-3353465
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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26115-A
Mureau Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip
Code)
(818)
880-6700
(Registrants 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:
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.
On November 17, 2008, Aspyra, Inc. (the
Company)
issued a press release announcing its operating and financial
results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. A copy of the Press Release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not
be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), nor shall they be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 17, 2008, James Zierick tendered
his resignation as interim Chief Executive Officer of Aspyra, Inc.,
effective immediately. Mr. Zierick
will remain a director of the Company.
On November 12, 2008, Aspyra, Inc. entered
into an agreement with Rodney Schutt to serve as the Companys Chief Executive
Officer effective November 17, 2008. Additionally, the Companys Board of
Directors, in accordance with Section 3.04(B) of the Companys
Bylaws, elected Mr. Schutt as a member of the Companys Board of
Directors. Mr. Schutt will fill a
vacancy on the Board of Directors and will serve until the 2009 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Prior to becoming the Chief Executive Officer at
Aspyra, Mr. Schutt served, between July 2007 and July 2008, as
the Chief Operating Officer for Luminetx, a provider of bioscience technologies
based in Memphis, TN. Prior to his
position with Luminetx, between August 2004 and May 2007, Mr. Schutt
served as Vice President of Business Development and Global Commercial
Operations for Smith and Nephew Orthopaedics, a public medical device company,
and prior to this held various positions at GE Healthcare. Mr. Schutt
holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Marion College.
The Company and Mr. Schutt have entered into an
employment agreement effective November 17, 2008 setting forth the terms
of Mr. Schutts services as CEO.
Under the agreement, Mr. Schuttss compensation will be $225,000
per year payable in accordance with the Companys payroll practices. Additionally, the Company will also award an
incentive stock option to Mr. Schutt exercisable for 375,000 shares of
Aspyra common stock, at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of
the Companys common stock on November 17, 2008. The options will vest at a rate of 25%
annually beginning one year after grant date until fully vested or, if earlier,
the termination of Mr. Schutts services as CEO. The options will have a five year term. The Company will also provide Mr. Schutt
with housing accommodations, rental car reimbursement and travel reimbursement
of four airfare per month for a period of six months as well as relocation
expense reimbursement up to a maximum of $20,000. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will
provide reimbursement of the cost of Mr. Schutt realtor commission up to a
maximum of 6% on the sale of his home payable ratably over a period of six
months or, if earlier, the termination of Mr. Schutts service as Chief
Executive Officer.
There are no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Schutt
and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Schutt was selected as Chief
Executive Officer and director. Mr. Schutt
does not have any family relationship with any other director, executive
officer or person nominated or chosen by the Companys Board of Directors to
become a director or executive officer.
There have been no transactions, or series of related transactions, in
the last year, nor is there any currently proposed transaction, or series of
similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was a
party, or will be a party, and in which Mr. Schutt or any member of his
immediate family had, or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
With the appointment of Mr. Schutt as CEO,
James Zierick will return to his role as director. Mr. Zierick assumed the role of interim
Chief Executive Officer in February 2008.
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A copy of the agreement between the Company and Mr. Schutt
and a copy of the Companys press release dated November 18, 2008
announcing Mr. Schutts appointment as Chief Executive Officer and
director are included as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 99.2 to this
report, respectively, and each is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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Agreement
dated November 12, 2008 by and between Aspyra, Inc. and Rodney
Schutt
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99.1
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Aspyra, Inc.
Press Release issued November 17, 2008.
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99.2
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Aspyra, Inc.
Press Release issued November 18, 2008.
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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.
November 18,
2008
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Aspyra, Inc.
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/s/
Anahita Villafane
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Anahita
Villafane
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Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description of Exhibit
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10.1
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Agreement
dated November 12, 2008 by and between Aspyra, Inc. and Rodney
Schutt
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99.1
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Aspyra, Inc.
Press Release issued November 17, 2008.
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99.2
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Aspyra, Inc.
Press Release issued November 18, 2008.
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