-----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, OfR7GX3iQH9a0xCtPqJklE+tbMUoSLJ/KKxQvJsPJ67DIaK8RRnFK4fYCvb+AZcm kP2Np/m4R8YXg4V2hGC1bQ== 0001193125-09-132712.txt : 20090618 0001193125-09-132712.hdr.sgml : 20090617 20090617211558 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-132712 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090617 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090618 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090617 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001272830 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 113547680 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32887 FILM NUMBER: 09897695 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 23 MAIN STREET CITY: HOLMDEL STATE: NJ ZIP: 07733 BUSINESS PHONE: 732-528-2600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 23 MAIN STREET CITY: HOLMDEL STATE: NJ ZIP: 07733 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

 

 

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 17, 2009

 

 

VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32887   11-3547680

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

23 Main Street, Holmdel, NJ   07733
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 528-2600

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

Vonage Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) announced on June 17, 2009, that it reached an agreement in principle to settle previously disclosed litigation brought on behalf of a class of stockholders relating to the Company’s initial public offering, In re Vonage Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, Civ. A. No. 07-cv-177 (D.N.J.). The settlement includes a release and dismissal of all stockholder claims against the Company and its individual directors and officers who were named as defendants. It is still subject to final documentation and Court approval. The settlement will be funded by the Company’s liability insurance under the D&O policy. Still unresolved are the previously disclosed claims for indemnification against the Company by firms who served as underwriters to the initial public offering.

On June 17, 2009, the Company issued a press release regarding the agreement in principle to settle the litigation. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1

  Press Release issued by Vonage Holdings Corp. on June 17, 2009.

 

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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.

 

  VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP.
Date: June 17, 2009   By:  

/s/ John S. Rego

    John S. Rego
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

Vonage Holdings Corp. Announces Agreement in Principle to Settle IPO Litigation

Holmdel, NJ, June 17, 2009 – Vonage Holdings Corp. today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle to settle litigation against the Company brought on behalf of a class of shareholders relating to the Company’s initial public offering, In re Vonage Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, Civ. A. No. 07-cv-177 (D.N.J.). The settlement includes a release and dismissal of all stockholder claims against the Company and its individual directors and officers who were named as defendants. It is still subject to final documentation and Court approval. The settlement will be funded by Vonage’s liability insurance under the Company’s D&O policy. As a result, the Company will incur no additional litigation settlement costs other than nominal administrative fees and expenses.

About Vonage

Vonage (NYSE: VG) is a leading provider of broadband telephone services with 2.6 million subscriber lines. Our award-winning technology enables anyone to make and receive phone calls with a touch tone telephone almost anywhere a broadband Internet connection is available. We offer feature-rich and cost-effective communication services that offer users an experience similar to traditional telephone services.

Our Residential Premium Unlimited and Small Business Unlimited calling plans offer consumers unlimited local and long distance calling, and popular features like call waiting, call forwarding and voicemail — for one low, flat monthly rate.

Vonage’s service is sold on the web and through national retailers including Best Buy and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and is available to customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. For more information about Vonage’s products and services, please visit http://www.vonage.com.

Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage® is a registered trademark of Vonage Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp.

 

Vonage Investor Contact:    Vonage Media Contact:

 

Leslie Arena

732.203.7372

leslie.arena@vonage.com

  

 

Meghan Shaw

732.203.7133

meghan.shaw@vonage.com

 

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