-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GupOAGJwakafI0Aj82h4JLWYPP3WPiWbYoWmAcUOU2tA/hS/MhTY1q5igqvxDn3l If3TjTBNmoT/DUnBnvveRA== 0000950153-06-002207.txt : 20060815 0000950153-06-002207.hdr.sgml : 20060815 20060815170947 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950153-06-002207 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060811 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20060815 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060815 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOBILITY ELECTRONICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001075656 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 860843914 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-30907 FILM NUMBER: 061036214 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7955 E REDFIELD RD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85260 BUSINESS PHONE: 4805960061 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7955 EAST REDFIELD ROAD CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85260 8-K 1 p72788e8vk.htm 8-K e8vk
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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): August 11, 2006
 
MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
0-30907
(Commission File Number)
  86-0843914
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
17800 N. Perimeter Dr., Suite 200, Scottsdale, Arizona
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  85255
(Zip Code)
(480) 596-0061
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1


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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
     On August 11, 2006, Mobility Electronics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a confidential settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Formosa Electronic Industries, Inc. (“Formosa”) regarding the matters in controversy in the litigation styled Mobility Electronics, Inc. v. Formosa Electronic Industries, Inc., Case No. 504-CV-103-DF. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Formosa has agreed that it will no longer distribute the products at issue in the lawsuit in the United States and Europe unless it is done exclusively through the Company. Pursuant to a separate new confidential business arrangement, the Company will distribute such products exclusively through Blackstone International, Inc. in the United States and Europe.
     In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the parties have dismissed the lawsuit and mutually agreed to release each other and their affiliates from any and all claims asserted in the litigation and/or related to the manufacture, sale, distribution, and marketing of the products at issue in the lawsuit in the United States and Europe prior to the date of the Settlement Agreement. The parties also agreed to be responsible for their own respective attorneys’ fees and costs.
     On August 15, 2006, the Company issued a press release regarding the Settlement Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
         
  MOBILITY ELECTRONICS, INC.
 
 
Dated: August 15, 2006  By:   /s/ Charles R. Mollo    
  Name:   Charles R. Mollo   
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Document
 
   
99.1
  Press Release issued August 15, 2006

 

EX-99.1 2 p72788exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
(MOBILITY ELECTRONICS LOGO)
For Immediate Release
     
CONTACTS:
   
Tony Rossi
  Julia Francis
Financial Relations Board
  Mobility Electronics, Inc
310-407-6563
  480-596-0061, ext. 386
trossi@financialrelationsboard.com
  jfrancis@mobl.com
MOBILITY ELECTRONICS REACHES SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
WITH FORMOSA ELECTRONICS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., August 15, 2006 — Mobility Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS: MOBE), a leading provider of innovative portable computing solutions for the mobile electronics device user, today announced it has reached a settlement with Formosa Electronic Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer and developer of power adapters, regarding the matters in controversy in the litigation styled Mobility Electronics, Inc. v. Formosa Electronic Industries, Inc., Case No. 504-CV-103-DF. Pursuant to the confidential settlement agreement, Formosa has agreed that it will no longer distribute the products at issue in the lawsuit in the United States and Europe unless it is done exclusively through Mobility. Pursuant to a separate new confidential business arrangement, Mobility will distribute such products exclusively through Blackstone International, Inc. in the United States and Europe. In connection with this settlement the parties have dismissed the lawsuit.
About Mobility Electronics, Inc.
Mobility Electronics, Inc., based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a developer of universal power adapters for high-power (e.g., portable computers) and low-power (e.g., mobile phones, PDAs, digital cameras, etc.) mobile electronic devices, and is also the creator of the patented intelligent tip technology. Mobility Electronics’ iGo® brand offers a full line of AC, DC and combination AC/DC power adapters for high- and low-power mobile electronic devices. All of these adapters leverage the Company’s tip technology, which enables one power adapter to power/charge hundreds of brands and thousands of models of mobile electronic devices through the use of interchangeable tips.
The Company also offers hardware products for handheld devices; expansion and docking products for servers, desktop and portable computers; and other accessories for the mobile electronic device market.

 


 

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Mobility Electronics’ products are available at www.igo.com as well as through leading resellers, retailers and OEM partners. For additional information call 480-596-0061, or visit www.mobilityelectronics.com.
Mobility Electronics and iGo are registered trademarks of Mobility Electronics, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. In particular, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the ability to expand and protect the Company’s intellectual property; the successful resolution of unanticipated and pending litigation matters; the loss of, and failure to replace, any significant customers; the timing and success of new product introductions; the development and introduction of new products by the Company and its competitors; the performance of suppliers and subcontractors; industry and general economic or business conditions; and other factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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