-----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, KV1oGC8Kf909oXtqre2UnDvL1j7HJxDvGrk7LivmCLpXa4iFQwpl/rcLh2TWuvJ3 uNcmqKy8SdpVIFTW38Tw1A== 0000730255-08-000026.txt : 20080616 0000730255-08-000026.hdr.sgml : 20080616 20080613213323 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000730255-08-000026 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080611 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20080616 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080613 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CalAmp Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000730255 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 953647070 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-12182 FILM NUMBER: 08899303 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1401 N. RICE AVENUE CITY: OXNARD STATE: CA ZIP: 93030 BUSINESS PHONE: 8059879000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1401 N. RICE AVENUE CITY: OXNARD STATE: CA ZIP: 93030 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIER INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 forrm8k.txt FORM 8K ITEM 5.02 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 11, 2008 ____________________ Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter: CALAMP CORP. ___________________________________ DELAWARE 0-12182 95-3647070 ____________________________ ____________ _____________ State or Other Jurisdiction of Commission I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization File Number Identification No. Address of Principal Executive Offices: 1401 N. Rice Avenue Oxnard, CA 93030 _________________________ Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (805) 987-9000 _________________________ Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report: Not applicable _____________________________ 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: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 425 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.a-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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. (b) Departure of a named executive officer On June 11, 2008, CalAmp ("CalAmp" or the "Company") announced the resignation of Patrick Hutchins from his positions as Satellite Division President and Chief Operations Officer of CalAmp, effective June 11, 2008. (c) Appointment of a new chief operating officer Effective June 11, 2008, in conjunction with a consolidation of the Company's Satellite Division and Wireless DataCom Division into a single operating unit, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Michael Burdiek, formerly President of the Wireless DataCom Division, to serve as the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Burdiek, age 48, joined the Company as Executive Vice President in June 2006 and was appointed President of the Company's Wireless DataCom Division in March 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Burdiek was the President and CEO of Telenetics Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of data communications products. From 2004 to 2005, he worked as an investment partner and advisor to various firms in the Private Equity sector. From 1987 to 2004, Mr. Burdiek held a variety of technical and general management positions with Comarco, Inc., a publicly held company, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Comarco's Wireless Test Systems unit. Mr. Burdiek began his career as a design engineer with Hughes Aircraft Company. (e) Agreements with named executive officers In connection with Mr. Hutchins' resignation as the Company's Satellite Division President and Chief Operations Officer, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Hutchins as separation benefits his current salary on a weekly basis for the next 12 months. In addition, the Company has agreed, among other things, to accelerate the vesting of 10,000 shares of restricted common stock, which were previously granted to Mr. Hutchins. CalAmp expects to take a charge of approximately $315,000 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 for the costs associated with Mr. Hutchins' departure from the Company. The Company will also enter into a separate consulting agreement with Mr. Hutchins, pursuant to which Mr. Hutchins will agree to provide consulting services to the Company for up to 12 months beginning June 12, 2008 in exchange for consulting fees of up to $134,000 in the aggregate. The terms of Mr. Hutchins' separation benefits are more fully described in the letter agreement between the Company and Mr. Hutchins, dated June 10, 2008, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference. Concurrent with Mr. Burdiek's promotion to Chief Operating Officer, his annual base salary was increased to $280,000. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed or furnished, as the case may be, with this Current Report on Form 8-K: Exhibit No. Description ----- -------------------------------------------------------- 10.1 Letter Agreement between the Company and Patrick Hutchins dated June 10, 2008 99.1 Press Release dated June 11, 2008, entitled "CalAmp Announces New Operating Structure and Changes to Senior Management Team." The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings. SIGNATURE 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. CALAMP CORP. June 13, 2008 By: /s/ Richard K. Vitelle ___________________ _________________________ Date Richard K. Vitelle, Vice President-Finance (Principal Financial Officer) EX-10 2 exhibit_10-1.txt LETTER AGREEMENT WITH PATRICK HUTCHINS Exhibit 10.1 June 10, 2008 Mr. Patrick Hutchins [Address] Dear Pat: This letter confirms our agreement that you will resign your positions as Satellite Division President, Chief Operations Officer and an employee of CalAmp Corp. (the "Company"), effective June 11, 2008 (the "Separation Date") to pursue other interests. Your signature below will constitute your resignation. In addition to being paid all salary earned and vacation accrued through the Separation Date, the Company will pay you separation benefits by continuing your current salary payments on a weekly basis for 12 months through June 11, 2009 in accordance with Section 6(d) of your Employment Agreement dated May 31, 2002 (the "Employment Agreement"). The Company will also pay your premiums for participation in the Company's group medical insurance program until June 11, 2009 or the date that you begin full-time employment with another employer, whichever occurs first (the "Medical Insurance Coverage Period"), and during the Medical Insurance Coverage Period you shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Company's Exec-U-Care supplemental medical reimbursement program. In addition, for a period of up to six months from the Separation Date, you will have the ability to consult with Mr. Rick Flatow at the Company's expense, provided that Mr. Flatow is still retained by the Company during such six month period. As provided in Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement the continuation of salary payments is conditioned upon your compliance with the provisions of Sections 7 and 8 of the Employment Agreement. With respect to your equity awards under the Company's stock incentive plans, the Company will accelerate the vesting of 10,000 shares of restricted stock that you hold under the plans. Vesting will be a taxable event that will result in your receiving a net amount of vested shares in accordance with the terms of your restricted stock agreement. All other options and equity awards under the plans shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of the plans applicable to a voluntary termination by an employee. The Company has also agreed to (i) allow you to retain your Company laptop computer, provided that you cooperate with the Company to have all company information and intellectual property removed from such computer, (ii) allow you to retain your Company cell phone, provided that you promptly transfer the monthly service charges from the Company to you and (iii) allow you for 30 days from the date you accept this letter agreement to use your CalAmp email address for personal use, provided that you forward immediately to Rick Gold any emails that you receive that pertain to Company business and that you do not use your email account for any outbound communications that refer to or involve the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that you shall retain the benefit of any indemnification provisions that you have with the Company in accordance with the terms thereof contained in the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws and in the Indemnity Agreement dated May 4, 2005 between you and the Company. Promptly following your acceptance of the terms hereof, you and the Company will enter into a separate consulting agreement that will provide for you to provide consulting services to the Company for monthly consulting fees as follows, payable monthly in arrears: Monthly Period consulting fees 6/12/08 - 10/11/08 $17,867 10/12/08 - 2/11/09 $11,167 2/12/09 - 6/11/09 $ 4,467 For purposes of the consulting agreement, each consulting "month" consists of a period beginning on the 12th day of one calendar month and ending on the 11th day of the following calendar month. The consulting agreement will require that you make yourself available to provide consulting services on projects to be assigned by CalAmp's CEO in at least the following amount of hours each month: Monthly minimum Period consulting hours 6/12/08 - 10/11/08 70 hours 10/12/08 - 2/11/09 43 hours 2/12/09 - 6/11/09 17 hours The consulting agreement will also require that you not become employed by, or otherwise consult or work with, any competitor or customer of CalAmp during the term of the consulting agreement without the prior consent of CalAmp, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. In connection with your employment by, and separation from, the Company, you acknowledge that by agreeing to the terms set forth in this letter agreement and by paying you for all salary owed and vacation time accrued through the Separation Date, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations to you in connection with your separation from the Company. You also agree that you will not make any disparaging comments about the Company or its management to customers, suppliers, employees, analysts, stockholders, the financial press or any other party. You agree that this letter sets forth our entire agreement with respect to the subject matters described herein and supersedes any previous agreements or discussions on these matters. Thank you for your years of service to CalAmp. The Board of Directors wishes you the very best in your future endeavors. Very truly yours, /s/ Richard B. Gold ______________________________ Rick Gold President and CEO Agreed to and accepted this 10th day of June 2008. /s/ Patrick Hutchins _____________________________________ Patrick Hutchins EX-99 3 exhibit_99-1.txt PRESS RELEASE ON JUNE 11, 2008 Exhibit 99.1 NEWS BULLETIN FROM: CAL AMP FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CalAmp Announces New Operating Structure and Changes to Senior Management Team OXNARD, Calif., June 11, 2008--CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless communications solutions, today announced a new operating structure along with changes to the Company's senior management team. Effective immediately, CalAmp will consolidate its two divisions, the Wireless DataCom Division and Satellite Division, into one operating unit. While CalAmp will continue to report separate financial results for its Satellite and Wireless DataCom product lines, it expects the new streamlined operating structure will result in improved efficiencies. With the Company's new operating structure, Michael J. Burdiek, formerly President of CalAmp's Wireless DataCom Division, has been appointed the Company's Chief Operating Officer. In addition, Robert Hannah, formerly Vice President Operations, Satellite Division, will assume added responsibilities as Vice President and General Manager, Satellite Products, reporting directly to Mr. Burdiek. Mr. Hannah will continue as Acting Vice President Operations until a successor is named. Patrick Hutchins, President Satellite Division and Chief Operations Officer, has resigned his position with the Company. Rick Gold, CalAmp's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "By combining the Satellite and Wireless DataCom Divisions into one streamlined operating unit, we expect to leverage CalAmp's full range of engineering and operational resources to best serve our customers across all of our lines of business." Mr. Gold continued, "I am very pleased that Michael Burdiek has agreed to head CalAmp's company-wide operating activities. I am confident that his excellent product and customer knowledge along with his experience, organizational skills and proven leadership will further accelerate our profitable growth initiatives with our Wireless DataCom and Satellite product lines. Michael will rely heavily on a strong Satellite Products team led by Robert Hannah, a proven operating executive who has played a major role in CalAmp's position as a leading provider of outdoor equipment to the Direct Broadcast Satellite market." Mr. Gold concluded, "Patrick Hutchins has made a significant contribution to CalAmp's success during his tenure with the Company. We thank him for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors." About CalAmp Corp. CalAmp provides wireless communications solutions that enable anytime/anywhere access to mission-critical data and content. The Company serves customers in the public safety, industrial monitoring and controls, mobile resource management, and direct broadcast satellite markets. The Company's products are marketed under the CalAmp, Dataradio, Smartlink, Aercept, LandCell and Omega trade names. For more information, please visit www.calamp.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Words such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "believe", "seek", "could", "estimate", "judgment", "targeting", "should", "anticipate", "goal" and variations of these words and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those implied by such forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward- looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. AT THE COMPANY: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: Rick Vitelle Lasse Glassen Chief Financial Officer General Information (805) 987-9000 (213) 486-6546 lglassen@frbir.com -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----